The Horse-head Fiddle and the Cosmopolitan Reimagination of Tradition in Mongolia

Peter K. (California State University, USA) Marsh

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2008

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This study seeks to understand the effects that Western-inspired modernity has had on the nature of cultural tradition in Mongolia, focusing in particular on the development of the horse-head fiddle--an instrument that encapsulates the cosmopolitan nature of the nation’s contemporary national musical culture.

ISBN-13
9780415971560
ISBN-10
041597156X
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year
2008
Publication date
2008-10-22
Pages
188
Dimensions
231x162x16
Weight
414