Books

BOOKS and ARTICLES

Steinar Ofsdal: Norsk folkemusikk og folkedans

a guide to teachers and other interested (in norwegian)

An english version will be available further down on this page.

You can buy the book at Libris – NKR 331 – here:

http://www.adlibris.com/no/product.aspx?isbn=8203307744

Or at Norli:

http://www.norli.no/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10651&urlLangId=-101&productId=178373&urlRequestType=Base&langId=-101&catalogId=10051

Audio files

You need the audio files referred to in the book. Go to Spotify or other music services. Search «Norsk folkemusikk» and you will see the cover. The audio files will correspond to the references in the book.

This book is in norwegian.
Further down on this page you will find an english version, translated by Sarah-Jane Summers.

Steinar Ofsdal: Blikkfløyteboka

The tin whistle book

Order Blikkfløyteboka:

http://www.musikkvarehuset.no/shopexd.asp?id=4149

But you need a good tin whistle:

http://www.musikkvarehuset.no/shopexd.asp?id=4163&bc=no

Steinar Ofsdal – Norwegian folk music

Translated by Sarah-Jane Summers.

Illustrated by Olav H Skjeldal

 Audio files

You will need the audio files referred to in the book. Go to Spotify or other music services. Search «Norsk folkemusikk» and you will see the cover as shown underneath. The audofiles will correspond to the references in the book.

Steinar Ofsdal – Tonaliteten i folkemusikken (article)

The tonality in folk music (norwegian)