Music in Bulgaria: experiencing music, expressing culture /

Rice, Timothy

Music in Bulgaria: experiencing music, expressing culture / Rice, Timothy - New York: Oxford University press, 2004. - xviii, 119 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.).

Music in Bulgaria presents a focused introduction to the rich and varied tradition of Bulgarian music. Taking readers on a tour of the country's musical landscape, it explores ways in which Bulgaria's rural traditions affect the expression and interpretation of its music and examines how Bulgaria's history has influenced its music over many decades. The book also shows how musical traditions have been preserved and have flourished despite the social changes brought about by the post-WWII era of industrialization, modernization, and urbanization. Timothy Rice demonstrates how Bulgarian music--in addition to being an art and an entertainment--is deeply embedded in the cultural, social, economic, and political life of the country. He analyzes how this music has spread to other cultures and how it has made its mark on new forms of popular music. Brief lessons on how ethnomusicologists conduct their research are also included. Written in a lively style accessible to both students and general readers, Music in Bulgaria features vivid eyewitness accounts of performances, interviews with performers, and glossaries of Bulgarian and musical terms. Incorporating numerous listening examples and other activities that help readers learn to listen, sing, and dance to Bulgarian music, this volume is packaged with a 70-minute CD containing examples of the music discussed [Publisher description]. Two weddings in one day --
The past in present-day music --
A musical tour --
Making music yesterday and today --
Music and politics --
Bulgarian music as world music --
A new music for a new era.

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Music -- Bulgaria -- History and criticism.
Music -- Social aspects -- Bulgaria.
Musique -- Aspect social -- Bulgarie.
Musique -- Bulgarie -- Histoire et critique.
Music

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