Musical Instruments of South-East Asia (Images of Asia) - Hardcover
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Many Western composers, including Debussy, Ravel, Messiaen, and Britten, have found inspiration in South East Asia's ancient musical traditions. Contact with a different musical language prompts many questions; this book is an attempt to set the scene and to answer the most essential of these, in as non-technical a way as possible. It focuses on the instruments themselves, set in the context of their musical function and of the history, beliefs, and social customs which the music expresses.
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- PublisherOUP Singapore
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0195888944
- ISBN 13 9780195888942
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages94
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MUSICAL INTRUMENTS OF SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R110264602: 1989. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 84 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs et noir et blanc dans et hors texte. . . . Classification Dewey : 959-Asie du Sud-Est. Seller Inventory # R110264602
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Musical Instruments of South-East Asia
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dj. A century ago, the sound of Javanese gamelan orchestra made a deep and lasting impression upon the young Debussy, and many composers after him, including Ravel, Messiaen, and Britten, have found inspiration in the characteristic principles of the region's ancient musical traditions and in its distinctive sonorities. Inevitably, contact with a different musical language at once prompts many questions; and this book is an attempt to set the scene and to answer the most essential of these, in as non -technical a way as possible, It focuses on the most immediately arresting feature of Southeast Asian music, the instruments themselves, with the instruments set in the context of their musical function and of the history, beliefs, and social, customs which the music expresses. Book. Seller Inventory # I4733
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