Full Description
Where Rivers and Mountains Sing takes readers on a journey through the rich sonic world of inner Asia, where the elemental energies of wind, water, and echo, the ubiquitous presence of birds and animals, and the legendary feats of heroes have inspired a remarkable art and technology of sound-making among nomadic pastoralists. As performers from Tuva and other parts of inner Asia have responded to the growing worldwide popularity of their music, Levin follows them to the West, detailing their efforts to nourish global connections while preserving the power and poignancy of their music traditions. Includes access to supplemental video clips and music clips.
Contents
ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsOn Language and Pronunciation Dramatis PersonaeMaps1. Finding the FieldRoad WarriorsKyzylReinventing Tuva2. The World Is Alive with the Music of SoundMusical OfferingsIn a CaveNatural ReverbInterlude3. Listening the Tuvan WayTimbre-Centered MusicThroat-Singing: The Ideal Timbral Art4. Sound MimesisMimesis and the Power of RepresentationHunters: The Earliest Sound Technologists?Ludic MimesisSound Mimesis and Spiritual LandscapeSound Mimesis as NarrativeThe Mimesis of MimesisMimesis as Cultural Memory5. Music, Sound, and AnimalsAnimal SpiritsSignaling and Singing to AnimalsListening to AnimalsAnimals in Music"Animal Style" Art and Music6. An Animist View of the WorldHuun-Huur-Tu at HomeEpic DreamsShamans and ChampagneThe Spirit of ManasWomen Are Not Supposed to Do ThisThe Ondar PhenomenonCretePostlude: Appropriation and Its DiscontentsGlossaryNotesBibliographyIndexAccessing Audio FilesAccessing Video Files
