| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 188 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction; 1. Region, Culture, and Identities; 2. Perpetuating the Rural Past; 3. Authenticity and Musical Ensembles; 4. Conquering New Spaces; 5. Official, Popular, and Musical Memories; Appendix; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This volume examines how the search for "cultural authenticity," the dispute over the past, and the role of "modernity" have been instrumental in building the regional musical culture of the Mantaro Valley, a central Peruvian region with about half a million inhabitants. How these people have addressed concerns over the loss of ancient traditions by restructuring colonial and pre-Hispanic traditions into new contexts and forms is explored. Covering private and public music making, along with ritual, ceremonial, and popular uses of music, Romero studies the interaction of mu |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Music -- Peru -- History and criticism
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Folk music -- Andes Region -- History and criticism
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Music -- Social aspects -- Peru
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Latin.
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Folk music
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Music
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Music -- Social aspects
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Andes Region
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Peru
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780195350067 |
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0195350065 |
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1280834749 |
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9781280834745 |
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