Books
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Garland Handbook of Southeast Asian MusicCall Number: ML330 .G37 2008Based on the Encyclopedia of World Music. This book may circulate, and it has an accompanying compact disc.
The countries of Asia have a long history of classical music styles as well as current popular music genres. Perhaps the most complex is India, which has distinct classical traditions, divided mainly into North and South (Carnatic) traditions. India is also famous for extravagant musical films, known as "Bollywood."
The Global Music Series books include a CD of examples.
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Music in Mainland Southeast Asia: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture by Call Number: ML330 .D68 2010Book plus compact disc, covering social and political issues as well as musical
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Theorizing the Local: Music, Practice, and Experience in South Asia and Beyond by Call Number: ML330 .T44 2009Essays on musical genres in South Asia. -
Encyclopaedia of Indian music byCall Number: ML338 .P75 2007
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Chinese Music by Call Number: ML336 .J5413 2011 -
Music in China: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture by Call Number: ML336 .L28 2008Includes a compact disc of representative music. -
Music of the Billion: An Introduction to Chinese Musical Culture byCall Number: ML336 .L53 1985
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Korean Music: Historical and Other Aspects byCall Number: ML342 .S565 2000
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P'ungmul: South Korean Drumming and Dance by Call Number: ML3752.7.C5 H47 2006 -
The Ashgate research companion to Japanese music by Call Number: ML340 .A84 2008Includes a compact disc of representative music. -
Music in Japan: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture by Call Number: ML340 .W22 2005Includes a compact disc of representative music. -
Music in central Java : experiencing music, expressing culture by Call Number: ML345.I5 B75 2008Includes compact disc of representative music. -
Music in Bali: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture by Call Number: ML345.I5 G65 2005Includes a compact disc of representative music. -
Music in Turkey: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture by Call Number: ML345.T8 B37 2011Accompanying audio compact disc contains 32 tracks of musical examples keyed to the text -
Musical notations of the Orient; notational systems of Continental, East, South and Central Asia byCall Number: AS36 .I385 NO.60Located in the General Collection. Part of the Indiana University Humanities Series (no. 60)
Music(s) of Asia
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Gamelan, sacred percussion music of Bali, Indonesia.
Asia encompasses a vast and varied area with many musical cultures.
China has a rich and diverse musical tradition, including opera, folk music, and modern popular music.
Korea has also embraced popular music, in a genre known as K-Pop, while not fogetting its varied musical culture. The most well-known traditional style is the flamboyant drumming called Púngmul.
The Music of Japan has inspired Western composers, and continues to evolve in the Twenty-First century. Popular music (J-Pop) is heavily influenced by American popular music, but some performers, such as the kitar-playing Yoshida Brothers, have blended traditional and modern styles.
| Indonesia and Bali are best known for music of the gamelan, considered one instrument, but made up of many tuned metal drums. The gamelan has fascinated and inspired many European and American composers, from Debussy to Steve Reich. |
Selected Videos
DVDs in the Educational Technology & Resources Collection:
Japan:
- Discovering the Music of Japan
DVD Video 5534
- Sukiyaki and Chips: The Japanese Sounds of Music
DVD Video 10786
India:
- There'll Always be Stars in the Sky: The Indian Film Music Phenomenon
DVD Video 10782
- Rhythms to Nirvana: An Introduction to Indian Classical Music
DVD Video 2750
China:
- Chinese Peking Opera
DVD Video 5533 - Chinese Folk Music
DVD Video 7545
Streaming Video on Kanopy Streaming FIlms
This film belongs to the Pleasing God series of films about how Hindus worship. Serpent Mother is about devotion to the Goddess of Snakes and the importance of divine female power in West Bengal Indian life.
Jathilan: Trance and Possession in Java
Jathilan is a religious dance that uses the power of music and dance to channel powerful and sometimes terrifying forces.
Asiklar: Those Who Are in Love
Turkish minstrels, called Ashiks, sing stories and poems, accompanying themselves on an instrument called a saz. Their music and tales fill a vital role in traditional Anatolian society.
Musafir is the name given to a group of folk musicians from different castes and religions in Rajasthan, India.
Are'are Muisc (part 1 and Part 2)
This film shows the making, tuning, and playing of panpies, wind instruments made from bamboo, made and used by the 'Are'are people of the Solomon Islands.
Amir: An Afghan Refugee Musician's Life in Peshawar, Pakistan
Amir Mohammad, from Herat,Afghanistan, was a refugee in the mid 1970s, playing resistance songs and making a living as a professional musician in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Namekas: Music in Lake Chambri
Pondo-speaking villagers of Papua New Guinea's Lake Chambri region use music, art, and legend to characterize personalities and powers of spirits.
Songs of Pasta ay: Ta'ay - The Legendary Little People
The Pasta'ay is a significant ritual held every two years by the Saisai group of Taiwain, structured by special songs, and in the tenth year they celebrate a Great Ritual devoted to legendary little people.
Music and traditional tales present a rich background of Paiwan life in Taiwan.