Musica Asiatica Volume 6 - Softcover

Marett, Allan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521072182 ISBN 13: 9780521072182

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This is the sixth volume in a series of books devoted to the history, documentation and analysis of music in Asia. Four essays are dedicated to documents from the past: fifth-century Korean tomb paintings; tenth-century Chinese scores for lute; eighth-century Japanese documents; early Chinese sutras on the perception of sound. The remainder concern contemporary documents: the notations of the Japanese end-blown flute (shakuhachi) and lute (biwa) and their relationship to performance; acoustical analysis of contemporary shakuhachi. The focus on musical documents, whether ancient or modern, provides a unifying thread which renders this volume unique in the ethnomusicological literature on East Asian music.

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Book Description

The sixth volume of Musica Asiatica is a collection of essays on the music of East Asia. Four essays are dedicated to documents from the past. The remainder concern contemporary documents. The focus on musical documents provides a unifying thread which renders this volume unique in the ethnomusicological literature on East Asian music.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521072182
• ISBN 13: 9780521072182
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 148