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Musicians from a Different Shore: Asians and Asian Americans in Classical Music
Mari Yoshihara
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Description for Musicians from a Different Shore: Asians and Asian Americans in Classical Music
Paperback. Musicians of Asian descent enjoy unprecedented prominence in concert halls, conservatories and classical music performance competitions. This book looks into the reasons for this phenomenon. It shows how a confluence of culture, politics and commerce after the war made classical music a staple in middle-class households. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; AVGC; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Why do so many Asians devote their lives to playing Western classical music?
Why do so many Asians devote their lives to playing Western classical music?
Product Details
Publisher
Temple University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
362g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781592133338
SKU
V9781592133338
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Ref
99-1
About Mari Yoshihara
Mari Yoshihara is Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.She is the author of Embracing the East: White Women and American Orientalism.
Reviews for Musicians from a Different Shore: Asians and Asian Americans in Classical Music
"An excellent overview of the role that Asians and Asian Americans have come to play in the world of Western classical music. It is beautifully written, extremely lucid, and well researched. What is particularly enlightening here is the author's dedication in seeking out many musicians to interview and her integration of these stories into a coherent whole." —Timothy D. Taylor, ... Read more