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UNINA9910451688003321 |
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Autore |
Yoshihara Mari <1968-> |
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Titolo |
Musicians from a different shore [[electronic resource] ] : Asians and Asian Americans in classical music / / Mari Yoshihara |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-38303-1 |
9786611383039 |
1-59213-334-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (288 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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East Asian American musicians - Social conditions |
Musicians - East Asia - Social conditions |
Music - Social aspects - United States |
Music - Social aspects - East Asia |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-262) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Introduction: A Rising Scale in Relative Minor; 1 | Early Lessons in Globalization; Voices; 2 | The Roots and Routes of Asian Musicians; 3 | Playing Gender; 4 | Class Notes; Voices; 5 | A Voice of One's Own; Conclusion: Musicians First; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In the first book to account for the growing prominence of Asians in the world of Western classical music, Mari Yoshihara grapples with the significance of this trend. This is a book about the about the origins of a social and cultural phenomenon, but it is also about the lives and work of individual musicians devoted to their art. |
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