The music of Central Asia / edited by Theodore Levin, Saida Daukeyeva, and Elmira Kochumkulova.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levin, Theodore Craig, editor.

Daukeeva, Saida Diasovna, editor.

Kȯchu̇mkulova, Ėlmira, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Asia, Central--History and criticism.

Music.

Central Asia.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xxii, 676 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, 2016.

Summary:

This beautiful and informative book offers a detailed introduction to the musical heritage of Central Asia for readers and listeners worldwide. The Music of Central Asia balances "insider" and "outsider" perspectives with contributions by 27 authors from 14 countries, who explore the diverse musical traditions of nomads and sedentary dwellers; the transformation of music and culture from the past to the present day; and the important role music has played in the history of Central Asia. From the Pami Mountains of Tajikistan to the Kazakh steppe, the old Silk Road city of Bukhara, and the urbane arts scene of contemporary Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, music and musical life come alive through vivid writing, copious illustrations, and 189 audio and video examples available on a companion website. Profiles of musicians, listening guides, study questions, and an illustrated glossary of musical instruments make The Music of Central Asia an indispensable resource for both general readers and specialists.

Contents:

Music in Central Asia : an overview / Theodore Levin

Musical instruments in Central Asia / Theodore Levin

Prologue. Who are the nomads of Central Asia? / Theodore Levin

Introduction to Central Asian epic traditions / Elmira Köchümkulova

The Kyrgyz epic Manas / Elmira Köchümkulova

Oral epic in Kazakhstan : Korughly and a dynasty of great Jyraus / Uljan Baibosynova

Music of the Karakalpaks. Part 1, The epic world of the Karakalpaks : jyrau and baqsy / Frédéric Leotar ; Part 2, Qyssakhan : performer of written and oral literature / Kalmurza Kurbanov and Saida Daukeyeva

The art of the Turkmen bagshy / Jamilya Gurbanova

The Turkmen dutar / David Fossum

Kyrgyz wisdom songs : Terme Yrlary / Elmira Köchümkulova

Aqyns and improvised poetry competitions among the Kazakhs and Kyrgyz / Elmira Köchümkulova and Jangül Qojakhmetova

Singing traditions of the Kazakhs / Alma Kunanbaeva

Kyrgyz funeral laments / Elmira Köchümkulova

Kyrgyz wedding songs / Elmira Köchümkulova

Narrative instrumental music. Part 1, Kazakh küi / Saida Daukeyeva ; Part 2, Kyrgyz küü / Nurlanbek Nyshanov

Kyrgyz jaw harps / Nurlanbek Nyshanov

The Kazakh qobyz : between tradition and modernity / Saida Daukeyeva

Dombyra performance, migration, and memory among Mongolian Kazakhs / Saida Daukeyeva

Prologue. Patterns of culture : sedentary dwellers / Theodore Levin

Maqom traditions of the Tajiks and Uzbeks / Will Sumits and Theodore Levin

The Uyghur muqam / Rachel Harris

New images of Azerbaijani mugham in the twentieth century / Aida Huseynova

Popular classics : traditional singer-songwriters in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan / Theodore Levin

Religious music and chant in the culture of sedentary dwellers / Aleksandr Djumaev

Sufism and the ceremony of zikr in Ghulja / Mukaddas Mijit

Dastan performance among the Uyghurs / Rahile Dawut and Elise Anderson

Female musicians in Uzbekistan : Otin-oy, Dutarchi, and Maqomchi / Razia Sultanova

Music in the city of Bukhara / Theodore Levin and Aleksandr Djumaev

Music and culture in Badakhshan / Theodore Levin

The maddoh tradition of Badakhshan / Benjamin D. Koen

Qasoid-khonī in the Wakhan valley of Badakhshan / Chorshanbe Goibnazarov

Falak : spiritual songs of the mountain Tajiks / Faroghat Azizi

Revitalizing musical traditions : the Aga Khan music initiative / Theodore Levin

Cultural renewal in Kyrgyzstan : neo-traditionalism and the new era in Kyrgyz music / Raziya Syrdybaeva

Popular music in Uzbekistan / Kerstin Klenke

Innovation in tradition : some examples from music and theater in Uzbekistan / Aleksandr Djumaev

Tradition-based popular music in contemporary Tajikistan / Federico Spinetti.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780253017512

0253017513

OCLC:

904182990

Publisher Number:

99978270219