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P'ungmul

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Description for P'ungmul Paperback. Introduces Korean drumming and dance to the English-speaking world. This title offers detailed descriptions of its instrumentation, dance formations, costuming, actors, teaching lineages, and the complexities of training. It is suitable for those interested in ethnomusicology, world music, anthropology, sociology, and Asian studies. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 colour plates, 34 halftones, 1 line drawing, 2 maps, 13 figures, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; AVGW; AVRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Composed of a core set of two drums and two gongs, p'ungmul is a South Korean tradition of rural folk percussion. Steeped in music, dance, theater, and pageantry, but centrally focused on rhythm, such ensembles have been an integral part of village life in South Korea for centuries, serving as a musical accompaniment in the often overlapping and shifting contexts of labor, ritual, and entertainment. The first book to introduce Korean drumming and dance to the English-speaking world, Nathan Hesselink's "P'ungmul" offers detailed descriptions of its instrumentation, dance formations, costuming, actors, teaching lineages, and the complexities of training. Hesselink also ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226330952
SKU
V9780226330952
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About Nathan Hesselink
Nathan Hesselink is assistant professor of ethnomusicology at the University of British Columbia. He is the editor of Contemporary Directions: Korean Folk Music Engaging the Twentieth Century and Beyond.

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