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Music from behind the bridge : steelband aesthetics and politics in Trinidad and Tobago /

A symbol of Trinidadian culture, the steelband has made an extraordinary transformation since its origins-from junk metal to steel orchestra, and from disparaged underclass pastime to Trinidad and Tobago's national instrument. Now, Shannon Dudley gives the first discerning look at the musical t...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dudley, Shannon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; 1 Introduction; 2 The Steelband Movement and Music; 3 An Unlikely Instrument; 4 The National Instrument; 5 Dropping the Bomb; 6 A Showcase for Pan; 7 The Rise of the Arranger; 8 Community Participation; 9 Contest and Control; 10 Writing Their Own Tunes; 11 From Panman to Pannist; 12 Popular Culture and Nationalism; Appendix I: Steel Pan Instruments; Appendix II: Repertoire; Appendix III: Panorama Winners, 1963-2007; BIBLIOGRAPHY; DISCOGRAPHY; INDEX.