Dynamic Korea and Rhythmic Form (Music/Culture) - Hardcover

Lee, Katherine In-Young

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0819577057 ISBN 13: 9780819577054

Publisher: Wesleyan University Press, 2018

Synopsis

The South Korean percussion genre, samul nori, is a world phenomenon whose rhythmic form is the key to its popularity and mobility. Based on both ethnographic research and close formal analysis, author Katherine In-Young Lee focuses on the kinetic experience of samul nori, drawing out the concept of dynamism to show its historical, philosophical, and pedagogical dimensions. Breaking with traditional approaches to the study of world music that privilege political, economic, institutional, or ideological analytical frameworks, Lee argues that because rhythmic forms are experienced on a somatic level, they swiftly move beyond national boundaries and provide sites for cross-cultural interaction.

About this title

About the Author:

KATHERINE IN-YOUNG LEE is assistant professor of ethnomusicology at UCLA and her work has appeared in Journal of Korean Studies, Ethnomusicology, and Journal of Korean Traditional Performing Arts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0819577057
• ISBN 13: 9780819577054
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200