Where Rivers and Mountains Sing: Sound, Music, and Nomadism in Tuva and Beyond
Levin, Theodore (with Suzukei, Valentina)
Language: English
Published by Indiana University Press, 2006
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- Hardcover
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Blue paper boards with gilt lettering to cloth spine. Very slight soiling to head of text block. In fine photographic dust jacket. Includes a two-sided CD/DVD in an unopened plastic sleeve at the back. Illustrated throughout with maps, photographs and music notation, plus 16 pages of colour photographs. *** 'Takes readers on a journey through the rich sonic world of Inner Asia, where the elemental energies of wind, water, and echo, the ubiquitous presence of birds and animals, and the legendary feats of heroes have inspired a remarkable art and technology of sound-making among nomadic pastoralists. (.) An accompanying CD/DVD acquaints readers with the musicians and their music.'.
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- Title
- Where Rivers and Mountains Sing: Sound, Music, and Nomadism in Tuva and Beyond
- Author
- Levin, Theodore (with Suzukei, Valentina)
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Publication year
- 2006
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0253347157
- ISBN 13
- 9780253347152
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Folk & Traditional, Music
Theodore Levin takes readers on a journey through the rich sonic world of inner Asia, where the elemental energies of wind, water, and echo, the ubiquitous presence of birds and animals, and the legendary feats of heroes have inspired a remarkable art and technology of sound-making among nomadic pastoralists. As performers from Tuva and other parts of inner Asia have responded to the growing worldwide popularity of their music, Levin follows them to the West, detailing their efforts to nourish global connections while preserving the power and poignancy of their music traditions. A DVD/CD video/music disk is included.
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About the Author
Theodore Levin is Professor of Music at Dartmouth College. He began his musical travels in Inner Asia in 1974 and has been traveling there ever since. As an advocate for music and musicians from other cultures, he has produced recordings, curated concerts and festivals, and contributed to international arts initiatives. He is author of The Hundred Thousand Fools of God: Musical Travels in Central Asia (and Queens, New York) (IUP, 1997).
Valentina Süzükei received her Kandidat degree from the Russian Institute of the History of Art in St. Petersburg and is the senior academic officer of the Tuvan Institute for Humanities Research in Kyzyl, Tuva. She is author of three books on Tuvan music, including a forthcoming book on the musical culture of Tuva in the twentieth century.
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