Performing democracy : Bulgarian music and musicians in transition /
Based on fieldwork conducted between 1988 and 1996 with professional Bulgarian folk musicians, Donna A. Buchanan's Performing Democracy argues that the performances of traditional music groups may be interpreted not only as harbingers but as agents of Bulgaria's political transition. Many...
| Основен автор: | Buchanan, Donna Anne. |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2006.
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| Серия: |
Chicago studies in ethnomusicology
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| Онлайн достъп: |
Table of contents only Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
| Резюме: |
Based on fieldwork conducted between 1988 and 1996 with professional Bulgarian folk musicians, Donna A. Buchanan's Performing Democracy argues that the performances of traditional music groups may be interpreted not only as harbingers but as agents of Bulgaria's political transition. Many of the musicians in socialist Bulgaria's state folk ensembles served as official cultural emissaries for several decades. Through their reminiscences and repertoires, Buchanan reveals the evolution of Bulgarian musical life as it responded to and informed the political process. By modifying their art to accommodate changing political ideologies, these musicians literally played out regime change on the world's stages, performing their country's democratization musically at home and abroad. Performing Democracy and its accompanying CD-ROM, featuring traditional Bulgarian music, lyrics, notation, and photos, will fascinate any reader interested in the many ways art echoes and influences politics.--Publisher's description. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
xxiv, 519 p. ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4.75 in.). CD-ROM is available at Circulation Desk under Call Number. |
| Библиография: |
Includes discography (p. 487-490), bibliographical references (p. 491-510), and index. |
| ISBN: |
0226078264 (alk. paper) 9780226078267 (alk. paper) 0226078272 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780226078274 (pbk. : alk. paper) |