Carnival Music in Trinidad: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Global Music Series) W/CD
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (733 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195138333 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Author Shannon Dudley describes calypso's traditional role as a voice for the common people, acknowledging the tensions between this history and calypso's ties to modern commercial music markets. Collectively, these and other performance genres constitute the dynamic event of Carnival, which for more than a century has been an occasion for an intense exchange of ideas about society, culture, and tradition in Trinidad. The website also includes instructional materials to accompany each study. Thinking Musically incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the practice of music around the world. Carnival Music in Trinidad is one of several case-study volumes that can be used along with Thinking Musically, the core book in the Global Music Series. It also analyzes how the instruments, sounds, and lyrics of Carnival music provide a sense of national and ethnic iden
Bonnie C. Wade is at University of Washington. Shannon Dudley is at University of Washington.
This compact handbook is good for students who want to begin the arcane journey into Trinidadian Carnival music. Shannon Dudley clearly grasps an essential point of calypso and Carnival in this fine little book, and that is that through tradition the people of Trinidad - at least Carnival devotees- are continuously asserting and reformulating their individual and social identities by signing, playing, and acting out masquerades. Hill, State University of New York. --Donald R