Andrew Selth

Burma, Kipling and Western Music

The Riff from Mandalay

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores how popular Western music influenced and reflected perceptions of Burma during its colonial period (1824-1948). Taking Kipling's 1890 ballad 'Mandalay' as a critical turning point, it surveys musical works with Burma-related themes, emphasizing popular songs and show tunes, and also looking at classical works, ballet scores, hymns, soldiers' songs, sea shanties, and film soundtracks. The book sheds new light on the West's historical relationship with Burma, the colonial music scene, and Burma's place in the development of popular music and the rise of the global music industry, making an original contribution to the fields of Musicology and Asian Studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 610g
• ISBN-13: 9781138125087
• ISBN-10: 1138125083
• Artikelnr.: 43415877

Autorenporträt

Andrew Selth is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Griffith University and the Australian National University. He has been studying international security issues and Asian affairs for over 40 years, as a diplomat, strategic intelligence analyst and research scholar. He has published six books, including Burma's Armed Forces: Power Without Glory.

Inhaltsangabe

Glossary
Abbreviations
Foreword
Introduction
Scope of the Study
Burma and Names
Definitions and Conventions
1. Setting the Scene
The West and the 'Orient'
Burma and the Popular Imagination
The West and 'Burma Girls'
2. Burma and Western Music Before 'Mandalay'
Religious Music
Secular Music
Stage Shows
3. Rudyard Kipling and 'Mandalay'
On The Road
The Musical Settings
4. Burma and Western Music After 'Mandalay'
Imitations and Inspirations
Other Burma-Related Works
5. Patterns and Particulars
Subjects and Themes
Styles, Types and Rhymes
Race and Religion
Burma and the Burmese
Women and Sexism
6. Burma's Changing Soundscape
Early Colonial Entertainments
Burma's Developing Music Scene
Music and the War Years
7. And The Band Played On
Burma, Hollywood and Film Music
Western Music in Burma After 1948
Aung San Suu Kyi, Kipling and Music
8. Afterword
Appendix: Musical Works with Burmese Themes
The Early Period (1824-1889)
Kipling's 'Mandalay' and After (1890-1939)
The War Years and After (1940-1948)
References
Newspaper Stories
Articles and Chapters
Monographs and Books
On-line Sources
Other Sources