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Antiphonal histories : resonant of the past in the Toba Batak musical present / Julia Byl ; photograph by Makarios Sitanggang.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Byl, Julia, author.
- Series:
- Music Culture
- Music culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--Indonesia--Sumatra--History and criticism.
- Music.
- Toba-Batak (Indonesian people)--Music--History and criticism.
- Toba-Batak (Indonesian people).
- Toba-Batak (Indonesian people)--Social life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A vivid ethnography and in-depth history of musical performance in North Sumatra
- Contents:
- Cosmological cartography
- Two interludes and some family history
- The aunties in the lake meet Batara Guru
- Grandfather Nommensen and Raja Stambul
- Uncle Nahum and Uncle Olo
- Lapo life
- "Jehovah fights for me"
- Artists from the capital
- Jambar hata/portion of words
- Four short studies in time and space.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8195-7480-5
- OCLC:
- 883820151
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