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Images of Asia Ser.: Korean Musical Instruments by Keith Howard (1996, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100195861779
ISBN-139780195861778
eBay Product ID (ePID)979639
Product Key Features
Number of Pages80 Pages
Publication NameKorean Musical Instruments
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEthnomusicology, Musical Instruments / General
Publication Year1996
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMusic
AuthorKeith Howard
SeriesImages of Asia Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight7.1 Oz
Item Length7.6 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN95-031765
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal784.19519
SynopsisThe music of Korea is an intriguing blend of earthy, percussive folk rhythms and contemplative court styles. While showing influences as diverse as Chinese court culture and the traditions of merchants travelling east on the Silk Road, the Korean peninsula has had a distinct and vibrant musical identity for more than 1,000 years. Korean Musical Instruments is a comprehensive guide to Korea's music and musical instruments. Keith Howard first provides a background for understanding the cultural and musical history of the peninsula, addressing both indigenous and Chinese-derived court genres, local folk music, and the recent movement in North Korea to 'improve' traditional instruments. He then turns to the instruments themselves, devoting chapters to string, wind, and percussion instruments, respectively. The full catalogue of instruments currently in use and preserved in Korea is discussed, with full descriptions, details of their repertory, construction notes, and brief consideration of playing techniques.Written by a musician and scholar and illustrated with 24 colour and 15 black-and-white images, Korean Musical Instruments is directed equally to practising musicians and to students of Korean culture and society, and is the only complete discussion of the topic available in English today., The music of Korea is an intriguing blend of earthy, percussive folk rhythms and contemplative court styles. While showing influences as diverse as Chinese court culture and the traditions of merchants travelling east on the Silk Road, the Korean peninsula has had a distinct and vibrant musical identity for more than 1,000 years. Korean Musical Instruments is a comprehensive guide to Korea's music and musical instruments. Keith Howard first provides a background for understanding the cultural and musical history of the peninsula, addressing both indigenous and Chinese-derived court genres, local folk music, and the recent movement in North Korea to 'improve' traditional instruments. He then turns to the instruments themselves, devoting chapters to string, wind, and percussion instruments, respectively. The full catalogue of instruments currently in use and preserved in Korea is discussed, with full descriptions, details of their repertory, construction notes, and brief consideration of playing techniques. Written by a musician and scholar and illustrated with 24 colour and 15 black-and-white images, Korean Musical Instruments is directed equally to practising musicians and to students of Korean culture and society, and is the only complete discussion of the topic available in English today., This book is the first complete guide to Korea's music and musical instruments available in English. Musician and scholar Keith Howard outlines the thousand-year history of music on the Korean peninsula, describes the culture's various string, wind, and percussive instruments, and catalogs the instruments currently in use or preserved in Korea., Although often overshadowed by its two larger neighbours, Korea has had a distinct and vibrant cultural identity for over 1000 years. This book introduces the reader to one aspect of Korean culture, its music and musical instruments. Discussing the history, construction, playing techniques, and contemporary development of all the instruments in use and preserved in Korea today, the book features 24 colour and 15 black-and-white illustrations
LC Classification NumberML537.H68 1995
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