The Horse-head Fiddle and the Cosmopolitan Reimagination of Tradition in Mongolia
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The Horse-head Fiddle and the Cosmopolitan Reimagination of Tradition in Mongolia by Peter K Marsh
This study seeks to understand the effects that Western-inspired modernity has had on the nature of cultural tradition in Mongolia, focusing in particular on the development of the horse-head fiddle--an instrument that encapsulates the cosmopolitan nature of the nations contemporary national musical culture.Peter K. Marsh is Assistant Professor of Music at California State University, East Bay. He has written extensively on issues related to musical tradition and modernity in Mongolia, including "Global Hip-Hop and Youth Cultural Politics in Urban Mongolia," in Mongolian Culture and Society in the Age of Globalization, edited by Henry G. Schwarz (Bellingham: Western Washington University Press, 2006).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415971560 |
| ISBN 10 | 041597156X |
| Title | The Horse-head Fiddle and the Cosmopolitan Reimagination of Tradition in Mongolia |
| Author | Peter K Marsh |
| Series | Current Research In Ethnomusicology: Outstanding Dissertations |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 2008-10-22 |
| Number of pages | 188 |
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