The music of Central Asia /
A detailed introduction to the musical heritage of Central Asia, with "insider" and "outsider" contributions exploring 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...
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Bloomington ; Indianapolis :
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[2016]
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Table of 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.
