Musicians from a Different Shore
Asians and Asian Americans in Classical Music
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Temple University Press,U.S.
Published:15th Sep '08
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Musicians of Asian descent enjoy unprecedented prominence in concert halls, conservatories and classical music performance competitions. This book looks into the reasons for this phenomenon. It shows how a confluence of culture, politics and commerce after the war made classical music a staple in middle-class households.Why do so many Asians devote their lives to playing Western classical music?
"An excellent overview of the role that Asians and Asian Americans have come to play in the world of Western classical music. It is beautifully written, extremely lucid, and well researched. What is particularly enlightening here is the author's dedication in seeking out many musicians to interview and her integration of these stories into a coherent whole."
—Timothy D. Taylor, Professor of Ethnomusicology and Musicology, University of California, Los Angeles
ISBN: 9781592133338
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
Weight: unknown
288 pages