Ma'luf: Reflections on the Arab Andalusian Music of Tunisia by Ruth F. Davis (En

Description: Ma'luf by Ruth F. Davis This is the only book in the English language on Tunisian music, or on any national tradition of Arab Andalusian music, and it is the only book in any language to survey changes in the ma'luf since its modern revival in the early 20th Century within the framework of social, political, and musical developments in Tunisia and the wider Middle East. The author explores topics such as Arab music theory, modernization, westernization, and Egyptianization; the use of notation in oral tradition; and cultural policy. The relations between traditional music and the mass media are also considered, and the conclusions of this study have a significance that will extend beyond Tunisian and Middle Eastern music to ethnomusicology as a whole. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This is the only book in the English language on Tunisian music, or on any national tradition of Arab Andalusian music, and it is the only book in any language to survey changes in the maluf since its modern revival in the early 20th Century within the framework of social, political, and musical developments in Tunisia and the wider Middle East. The author explores topics such as Arab music theory, modernization, westernization, and Egyptianization; the use of notation in oral tradition; and cultural policy. The relations between traditional music and the mass media are also considered, and the conclusions of this study have a significance which will extend beyond Tunisian and Middle Eastern music to ethnomusicology as a whole. Author Biography Ruth F. Davis is Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College Cambridge. Table of Contents Part 1 Preface Part 2 Note Chapter 3 1 The Nuba and the Arab Garden Chapter 4 2 The Baron Rodophe dErlanger Chapter 5 3 The Rashidiyya Institute: From Oral to Written Tradition Chapter 6 4 Cultural Policy and the Maluf of Testour Chapter 7 5 The Maluf, Popular Song and the Mass Media Chapter 8 6 Voices of the Nineties Part 9 References Part 10 Index Part 11 About the Author Review This volume serves as a good example of how one can apply reflective methods to ethnomusicology. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. * CHOICE *A delight to read ... the clarity of Daviss writing opens doors for many. The confluence of historical sources and the authors sensitive ethnographic study of contemporary practices enriches the texture of the music itself. Maluf provides a non-European perspective on nationalism that has long been wanting in studies of modernity. The book fully deserves to become a standard text in the study of music in the Middle East/North Africa. -- Philip V. Bohlman, Mary Werkman Distinguished Service Professor of Music and the Humanities, The University of ChicagoThis is an important work that provides a critical, clear and concise analysis of the impact of Tunisian cultural nationalism on, and through, the medium of music. -- Richard C. Jankowsky * Ethnomusicology Forum *The musical form, like related Arab musical traditions in Morocco, Algeria, and Libya, is alleged to have been brought to North Africa by Muslims and Jews fleeing the Christian reconquest of Spain from the 10th to the 17th centuries. Davis (ethnomusicology, U. of Cambridge) examines the music in such terms as Arab musical aesthetics; modernization, Westernization, and Egyptianization; the use of notation in oral tradition; musical nationalism and cultural policy; concepts of art and popular; and relations between traditional music and the mass media. * Reference and Research Book News * Long Description Mal Review Quote This volume serves as a good example of how one can apply reflective methods to ethnomusicology. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. Details ISBN0810851385 Short Title MALUF Pages 136 Language English ISBN-10 0810851385 ISBN-13 9780810851382 Media Book Format Hardcover Illustrations Yes Year 2005 Imprint Scarecrow Press Subtitle Reflections on the Arab Andalusian Music of Tunisia Place of Publication Lanham, MD Country of Publication United States Publisher Scarecrow Press DOI 10.1604/9780810851382 AU Release Date 2005-03-25 NZ Release Date 2005-03-25 UK Release Date 2005-03-25 Author Ruth F. Davis DEWEY 781.629270611 Audience General Publication Date 2005-02-25 US Release Date 2005-02-25 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137277385;

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