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The Horse-Head Fiddle and the Cosmopolitan Reimagination of Tradition in Mongolia

The Horse-Head Fiddle and the Cosmopolitan Reimagination of Tradition in Mongolia

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Series: Current Research in Ethnomusicology: Outstanding Dissertatio

AnthropologyMusic Instruction: StringsWorld Music

ISBN10: 041597156X
ISBN13: 9780415971560
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 1 2005
Pages: 188
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

This study seeks to understand the effects that Western-inspired modernity has had on the nature of cultural tradition in Mongolia, focusing in particular on the development of the horse-head fiddle--an instrument that encapsulates the cosmopolitan nature of the nation's contemporary national musical culture.

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