The Paraguayan Harp From Colonial Transplant to National Emblem

Informationen zum Autor Alfredo C. Colman is associate professor of musicology and ethnomusicology at Baylor University. Klappentext This book discusses the historical and musical development of the diatonic harp in Paraguay, an analysis of the musical contributions by harp composers and performers, a survey of the various traditional genres associated with the instrument, and a discussion of the popular and academic settings where the instrument has been cultivated. Zusammenfassung This book discusses the historical and musical development of the diatonic harp in Paraguay! an analysis of the musical contributions by harp composers and performers! a survey of the various traditional genres associated with the instrument! and a discussion of the popular and academic settings where the instrument has been cultivated. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceChapter One: A Personal NoteChapter Two: A Musical Instrument, A Symbol of IdentityChapter Three: The SettingChapter Four: Harps, Harpists, and LuthiersChapter Five: The Music of the Paraguayan Harp Chapter Six: Traditional Music in the Discourses Surrounding Cultural PerformancesConclusionAppendixBibliographySelected DiscographyWebsites

Product details

• Authors: Alfredo Colman, Colman Alfredo
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.01.2015
• EAN: 9780739198193
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-9819-3
• No. of pages: 196
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Organology; Non-fiction book; Paraguay, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Strings, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, String instruments