| Description |
xxxviii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
SOAS musicology series
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SOAS musicology series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This volume of original essays is dedicated to Owen Wright in recognition of his formative contribution to the study of music in the Islamic Middle East. Wright's work, which comprises, at the time of writing, six field-defining volumes and countless articles, has reconfigured the relationship between historical musicology and ethnomusicology. No account of the transformation of these fields in recent years can afford to ignore his work. Ranging across the Middle East, Central Asia and North India, this volume brings together historical, philological and ethnographic approaches. The contributors focus on collections of musical notation and song texts, on commercial and ethnographic recordings, on travellers' reports and descriptions of instruments, on musical institutions and other spaces of musical performance. An introduction provides an overview and critical discussion of Wright's major publications. The central chapters cover the geographical regions and historical periods addressed in Wright's publications, with particular emphasis on Ottoman and Timurid legacies. Others discuss music in Greece, Iraq and Iran. Each explores historical continuities and discontinuities, and the constantly changing relationships between music theory and practice. An edited interview with Owen Wright concludes the book and provides a personal assessment of his scholarship and his approach to the history of the music of the Islamic Middle East. |
| Genre/Form |
Festschriften.
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Festschriften.
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| Subject |
Music -- Islamic countries -- History and criticism.
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Music. |
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Islamic countries. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Wright, Owen, honoree.
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Harris, Rachel (Rachel A.), editor.
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Stokes, Martin, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781138218314 hardcover |
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1138218316 hardcover |
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9781315191461 electronic book |
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