Musicians from a different shore : Asians and Asian Americans in classical music / Mari Yoshihara.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yoshihara, Mari, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

East Asian American musicians--Social conditions.

East Asian American musicians.

Musicians--East Asia--Social conditions.

Musicians.

Music--Social aspects--United States.

Music.

Music--Social aspects--East Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the first book to account for the growing prominence of Asians in the world of Western classical music, Mari Yoshihara grapples with the significance of this trend. This is a book about the about the origins of a social and cultural phenomenon, but it is also about the lives and work of individual musicians devoted to their art.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction: A Rising Scale in Relative Minor; 1 | Early Lessons in Globalization; Voices; 2 | The Roots and Routes of Asian Musicians; 3 | Playing Gender; 4 | Class Notes; Voices; 5 | A Voice of One's Own; Conclusion: Musicians First; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-262) and index.

ISBN:

9786611383039

9781281383037

1281383031

9781592133345

1592133347

OCLC:

233003149