Song from the land of fire : continuity and change in Azerbaijanian mugham / Inna Naroditskaya.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Naroditskaya, Inna, 1955-

Series:

Current research in ethnomusicology ; Volume 6.

Current research in ethnomusicology ; v. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Azerbaijan--History and criticism.

Music.

Maqām--Azerbaijan.

Maqām.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines Azerbaijani musical culture of the soviet and post-soviet era with a special focus on mugam . Mugam , bringing together classical poetry with musical improvisation, is examined as a symbol of both continuity and adaptability in response to the social, political and gender dynamics of the Soviet Union.

Contents:

SONG FROM THE LAND OF FIRE CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN AZERBAIJANIAN MUGHAM; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Musical Examples; Selections on Compact Disc; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1 Split Identity: The Historical and Literary Heritage of Azerbaijan; Chapter 2 ""Mugham Is Not Music"": The Complex Aesthetics of Islam; Chapter 3 ""A Wave of Melodious Sound"": The Basics of Mugham; Chapter 4 The Sound of Traditional Mugham; Chapter 5 The Modernization/Westernization of Mugham; Chapter 6 Mugham Lineages: Fathers and Sons, Masters and Disciples; Chapter 7 Symphonic Mugham

Chapter 8 Women's Voices Defying and Defining the CultureChapter 9 Conclusion: Mugham as Signifier; Chapter 10 Travel Notes: 1997 and 2002; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-254) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-75950-6

0-429-23675-1

1-283-84138-X

1-136-75951-4

0-203-82173-4

9780429236754

OCLC:

821176253