Ralph Dunstan (born 17 Nov 1857; died 2 Apr 1933) was born at

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in the parish of

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and is buried at

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. He is honoured now as one of the greatest song collectors in the

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musical tradition. Dunstan is best known for his work ''The Cornish Song Book'' (''Lyver Canow Kernewek'') published by Reid Bros Ltd of London in 1929. He also wrote a

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for his son and son-in-law who were killed in the

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.RootsWeb: CORNISH-L PARTY: The Sans Day Carol (or St Day Carol) and others

Selected works

*''The Composer's Handbook: a guide to the principles of musical composition'' (1909) *''The ABC of Musical Theory; with numerous original and selected questions and exercises'' *''Songs of the Ages'' *''Cornish Dialect and Folk Songs''. London: Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew (1932) *''A Cyclopaedic Dictionary of Music'' *''First Steps in Harmony'' *''Sight Singing through Song from Staff Notation'' (1921) *''The Cornish Song Book: Pt. 1''. London: Reid Bros; reprinted (1974) *''The Cornish Song Book: Pt. 2'' reprinted (1974) *''Hereafter Summer and Others'' *''Exercises in Voice-Production and Enunciation for Speakers and Readers'' *''Music to Shakespeare's Plays. Selected and arranged for the use of schools and colleges'' *''The Christian Pilgrimage''

References

External links

Index of Cornish Song Book
1857 births 1933 deaths Cornish culture People from Cornwall British musicologists Burials in Cornwall {{UK-academic-bio-stub