LEADER 03454oam 2200577Ma 450 001 9910149378303321 005 20240501153936.0 010 $a1-315-64773-7 010 $a1-317-29889-6 010 $a1-317-29890-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315647739 035 $a(CKB)3710000000933639 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4732758 035 $a(OCoLC)970389927 035 $a(OCoLC-P)970389927 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9781315647739 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000933639 100 $a20170126d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aBurma, Kipling and Western music $ethe riff from Mandalay /$fAndrew Selth 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York ;$aLondon $cRoutledge$d2017 215 $a1 online resource (330 pages) 225 1 $aRoutledge Research in Music ;$v14 311 $a1-138-12508-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Setting the scene -- 2. Burma and Western music before 'Mandalay' -- 3. Rudyard Kipling and 'Mandalay' -- 4. Burma and Western music after 'Mandalay' -- 5. Patterns and particulars -- 6. Burma's changing soundscape -- 7. And the band played on -- 8. Afterword. 330 $aFor decades, scholars have been trying to answer the question: how was colonial Burma perceived in and by the Western world, and how did people in countries like the United Kingdom and United States form their views? This book explores how Western perceptions of Burma were influenced by the popular music of the day. From the First Anglo-Burmese War of 1824-6 until Burma regained its independence in 1948, more than 180 musical works with Burma-related themes were written in English-speaking countries, in addition to the many hymns composed in and about Burma by Christian missionaries. Servicemen posted to Burma added to the lexicon with marches and ditties, and after 1913 most movies about Burma had their own distinctive scores. Taking Rudyard Kipling's 1890 ballad Mandalay' as a critical turning point, this book surveys all these works with emphasis on popular songs and show tunes, also looking at classical works, ballet scores, hymns, soldiers' songs, sea shanties, and film soundtracks. It examines how they influenced Western perceptions of Burma, and in turn reflected those views back to Western audiences. The book sheds new light not only on the West's historical relationship with Burma, and the colonial music scene, but also Burma's place in the development of popular music and the rise of the global music industry. In doing so, it makes an original contribution to the fields of musicology and Asian Studies. 410 0$aRoutledge research in music ;$v14. 606 $aMusic$y19th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aMusic$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aMusic$xBurmese influences 606 $aOrientalism in music 607 $aBurma$xSongs and music$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aMusic$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aMusic$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aMusic$xBurmese influences. 615 0$aOrientalism in music. 676 $a781.5/99 676 $a781.599 700 $aSelth$b Andrew$0972355 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910149378303321 996 $aBurma, Kipling and Western music$92210908 997 $aUNINA