Musical Notations of the Orient: Notational Systems of Continental East, South, and Central Asia

by Walter Kaufmann

Book Overview

This book provides a description and preservation of Oriental notational systems, the study of which makes possible a deeper understanding of Eastern art music and demonstrates its character to the student more meaningfully than does the mere presentation of recordings and musical examples written in Western staff notation. The numerous problems arising from styles and techniques which are based upon improvisation and extramusical concepts are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253386608
• ISBN13: 9780253386601
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 516 Pages
• Weight: 2.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"