The contributions to this volume go back to the symposion 'Volksmusik in der Kunstmusik des 20. Jahrhunderts' [Folk music in 20th-century art music] which took place at the Frankfurt Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in March 2003. The musical performances of this event consisted of folk-inspired works by Theodor W. Adorno, Hans Werner Henze, Flores Chaviano and Luciano Berio. The great interest in this event and its topic encouraged the editors to publish a book containing the lecture...