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musical signifyin(g): a standalone construct

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musicalsignifyin(g)1 CONSTRUCTMusical signifyin(g)FLOYD · ETHNOMUSICOLOGY

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Ethnomusicology

Floyd's application of the African American practice of signifying to music, where performers rework and comment on earlier material.

In ethnomusicology, musical signifyin(g) refers to Floyd's application of the African American practice of signifying to music, where performers rework and comment on earlier material. This meaning comes from Floyd (1995) in The Power of Black Music.[1]

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  1. Floyd, S. A., Jr. (1995). The power of black music: Interpreting its history from Africa to the United States. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195109757

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