{"product_id":"music-main-southeast-asia-w-cd-gms-pck-with-cd-audio-paperback","title":"Music Main Southeast Asia W\/CD Gms Pck [With CD (Audio)] - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGavin Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e** \u003cem\u003eMusic in Mainland Southeast Asia\u003c\/em\u003e is one of several case-study volumes that can be used along with \u003cem\u003eThinking Musically\u003c\/em\u003e, the core book in the \u003cstrong\u003eGlobal Music Series.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThinking Musically\u003c\/em\u003e incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the practice of music around the world. It sets the stage for an array of case-study volumes, each of which focuses on a single area of the world. Each case study uses the contemporary musical situation as a point of departure, covering historical information and traditions as they relate to the present. ** \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMainland Southeast Asia is a culturally diverse and musically intriguing area, yet the ethnomusicological record lacks coverage of many of its musical and cultural traditions. Placing the music of this region within a social, cultural, and historical context, \u003cem\u003eMusic in Mainland Southeast Asia\u003c\/em\u003e is the first brief, stand-alone volume to profile the under-represented musical traditions of Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. It also contains the first introduction to Burmese music ever presented in a music textbook. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on his extensive fieldwork, author Gavin Douglas frames this survey of Southeast Asian music within three key themes: music and diversity, music and political turmoil, and music and globalization. Each theme lends itself to a discussion of the region's classical musical traditions, folk traditions, and contemporary developments. Uniquely focusing on the people who practice these musical traditions--rather than the locales from which the traditions originate--the text also follows individuals out of their native lands and into diasporic communities throughout the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA vibrant, thorough introduction, \u003cem\u003eMusic in Mainland Southeast Asia\u003c\/em\u003e is ideal for introductory undergraduate courses in world music or ethnomusicology and for upper-level courses in Southeast Asian music or Southeast Asian culture. Packaged with a 70-minute CD containing musical examples, the text features numerous listening activities that actively engage students with the music and the themes. The companion website includes supplementary materials for instructors.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGavin Douglas\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has conducted research throughout mainland Southeast Asia with particular attention to Burma\/Myanmar and has published his findings in numerous articles and encyclopedia entries. In addition to writing about music he plays guitar, Irish flute, and Burmese harp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49678000455920,"sku":"9780195367829","price":194.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/ethereallybeautiful.com\/products\/music-main-southeast-asia-w-cd-gms-pck-with-cd-audio-paperback","provider":"Ethereally Beautiful","version":"1.0","type":"link"}