Southeast Asia (Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 4) [Library Binding]

Terry Miller (Editor), Sean Williams (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0824060407 | ISBN-13: 978-0824060404 | Publication Date: April 1998 | Edition: Har/Com

This is the first complete music reference for the region. This volume covers all the nations of modern Southeast Asia: Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. It presents an overview of the region's music, focuses on prominent themes and discusses fundamental questions facing researchers, including the impact of armed conflict, mass media and technology. The current state of musical scholarship in the region is examined and the music traditions of each country and ethnic group are documented, including the first-ever comprehensive treatment of minority mountain tribes and the eastern Indonesian islands.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

This latest volume in what will eventually be a 10-volume set follows the same general format as its predecessors. There are three major parts. Part 1, "The United States and Canada as a Musical Area," provides background and discusses current sources and scholarship. Part 2, "Music in Social and Cultural Contexts," deals with such issues as musical identity and diversity. Part 3, "Musical Cultures and Regions," is a scholarly tour of the music of American Indians and First Nations, followed by lengthy sections on the U.S and on Canada. The sections on the U.S. have subsections on African American, Latin American, European, and Asian musics; the section on Canada follows a more regional organization.

Each subsection begins with an overview, followed by articles that convey the tremendous diversity of U.S and Canadian music traditions. Coverage of African American music, for example, ranges from early folk forms, including work and protest songs, to hip-hop and rap. "South America, Central American, Mexican, and Caribbean Musics" covers variations between the musics of Hispanic California, Texas, and New Mexico, as well as Franco-Caribbean, British Caribbean, and Indo-Caribbean musical cultures. Each article concludes with references listing not only books and articles but also recordings and personal interviews. Like other volumes in the set, text is complemented by black-and-white photographs, drawings, charts, song texts, and music notations. The volume concludes with a glossary, a bibliography of items selected from the article reference lists, and a thorough index. An accompanying CD offers musical examples.

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music is sometimes compared to The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, the second edition of which is reviewed on p.1768. Grove has an article on U.S. music that runs for more than 50 pages and discusses many of the same topics covered in Garland. However, Garland takes a more ethnographic perspective and generally covers the topics in greater detail. For example, Grove's discussion of African American musics is six pages in length, while Garland's is more than 150. Many related topics, such as gospel music and rap, are covered in separate entries in Grove, but Garland's approach provides valuable context. Larger music collections need both Garland and Grove. Smaller U.S and Canadian libraries that have not been acquiring The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music may want to consider the newest volume for its close-to-home coverage. RBB
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Review

This unique and thoroughly researched resource provides a dynamic and in depth perspective on world music... It strikes a balance between wonderful illustrations and comprehensive, scholarly entries. Each regional volume includes a CD sampler of that region's music. This source will have wide appeal to both the novice and expert. -- Dartmouth Medal Committee
Volume 3 of the Garland set is the first to present a unified historical and contemporary picture of musical life in the United States and Canada... Because it is written in a readable style with liberal explanations of technical ideas and terms, this volume will appeal to a wide audience, from high school students to scholars and other readers from all backgrounds. It belongs on the shelf of every library serving a clientele of researchers interested in American and Canadian music, languages, and cultures. -- Reference & User Services Quarterly
A 'must' for any in-depth collection serious about representing world music styles... Highly recommended: an exceptional volume. -- The Bookwatch
Authored by unquestioned experts in the field. Since it is written in a readable style, with liberal explanations of technical ideas and terms, this volume will appeal to a wide audience, from high school students to scholars and other readers from all backgrounds. It belongs on the shelf of every library serving a clientele of researchers interested in southeast Asian music, language, and culture. -- Reference & User Services Quarterly
Well organized . . . written in a readable style that should be accessible to nonspecialist readers. Recommended. -- Choice
Unique in its scope and indispensable for those with a deep interest in Southeast Asian music, this volume would appear to be an essential purchase for any academic or large public library in the region. -- Straits Times (Singapore)
Represents up-to-date research... A fresh approach to the field...One of the outstanding features of this book is thecoverage of areas that were previously hardly mentioned in other major reference works. An excellent teaching aid for...college instructors [and]...high school teachers...Much of the value of the book is in the clarity of presentation and organization of material...The language is very compact and clear. -- Ethnomusicology Online
An excellent multidisciplinary survey... written in a way that lets everybody have access to the information. -- The Cellar Book Shop
With the publication of the Southeast Asia volume of the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, one can say that Southeast Asian music is finally 'accessible.'...There is no doubt that in the future it will be remembered as the first comprehensive book on the field of Southeast Asian music. It is a must for every library. -- Crossroads
...very pleasant reading. The book offers a wealth of information, and the glossary,the index, the general overviews, and the lists of published audio-visual materials , make ita book that cannot be missed by any music library. -- World of Music

Product Details

• Library Binding: 1050 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; Har/Com edition (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824060407
• ISBN-13: 978-0824060404
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,864,851 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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