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Music and Gender
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Description for Music and Gender
Paperback. Through the experiences of performers, composers, and ethnomusicologists working in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North America, this title explores how the uses and descriptions of music shift in response to rapid political, economic, or technological change. Editor(s): Moisala, Pirkko; Diamond, Beverley. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 582.
Through the experiences of performers, composers, and ethnomusicologists working in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North America, Music and Gender explores how the uses and descriptions of music shift in response to rapid political, economic, or technological change.
A cross-section of case studies from the Central African Republic, Finland, and Turkey addresses issues of how performance reflects gender and furthers other social goals, such as negotiating identity and transforming consciousness. Articles on Croatian and Serbian popular music and on the changing circumstances of women musicians in war-torn Ethiopia and post-Soviet Estonia consider the fate of fragile ... Read more
Through the experiences of performers, composers, and ethnomusicologists working in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North America, Music and Gender explores how the uses and descriptions of music shift in response to rapid political, economic, or technological change.
A cross-section of case studies from the Central African Republic, Finland, and Turkey addresses issues of how performance reflects gender and furthers other social goals, such as negotiating identity and transforming consciousness. Articles on Croatian and Serbian popular music and on the changing circumstances of women musicians in war-torn Ethiopia and post-Soviet Estonia consider the fate of fragile ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252068652
SKU
V9780252068652
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Reviews for Music and Gender
"This collection of essays seeks to define the relationships of gender, music, and society... A detailed index and biographical sketches of the several author contributors are included in this fine work... Highly recommended."
Multicultural Review ADVANCE PRAISE "This stimulating collection explores the many ways gender, as a dynamic and fluid system, informs and transforms what we call music. The ... Read more
Multicultural Review ADVANCE PRAISE "This stimulating collection explores the many ways gender, as a dynamic and fluid system, informs and transforms what we call music. The ... Read more