Saysay himig : a sourcebook on Philippine music history, 1880-1941 /
Saysay himig : a sourcebook on Philippine music history, 1880-1941 /
Arwin Q. Tan, editor.
- xxiv, 421 pages : illustrations 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Saysay Himig provides an indispensable resource for the study of Philippin music history. Under the meticulous editorial eye of Arwin Q. Tan, the scholars gathered together in this collection--leading specialists in the field of Philippine music--present authoritative and accessible essays based on fresh archival evidence. These explain crucial cultural and historical contexts and quote original source material to the modern reader in contemporary English translation, with many facsimiles of original documents and images. The essays range from source studies at social and cultural studies, from organology to the history of pedagogy, and from the critical analysis of art music genres to the study of music in the Revolution. They collectively reveal a vivid panorama of musical activity beginning in the last two decades of the Spanish regime, with a fascinating focus on the role of music in the Revolution period and in the dawn of the First Philippine Republic, and through the American period up to World War II. --Back cover of the book.
9789715428583 (soft);9789715428590 (hard)
2018327122
Music--Philippines
Performing arts--Philippines
ML 3758.P5 / .Sa99 2018
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Saysay Himig provides an indispensable resource for the study of Philippin music history. Under the meticulous editorial eye of Arwin Q. Tan, the scholars gathered together in this collection--leading specialists in the field of Philippine music--present authoritative and accessible essays based on fresh archival evidence. These explain crucial cultural and historical contexts and quote original source material to the modern reader in contemporary English translation, with many facsimiles of original documents and images. The essays range from source studies at social and cultural studies, from organology to the history of pedagogy, and from the critical analysis of art music genres to the study of music in the Revolution. They collectively reveal a vivid panorama of musical activity beginning in the last two decades of the Spanish regime, with a fascinating focus on the role of music in the Revolution period and in the dawn of the First Philippine Republic, and through the American period up to World War II. --Back cover of the book.
9789715428583 (soft);9789715428590 (hard)
2018327122
Music--Philippines
Performing arts--Philippines
ML 3758.P5 / .Sa99 2018
