[TypicalGirls] music of the common tongue
ruth novaczek
nova15 at btinternet.com
Thu Apr 17 18:28:00 EDT 2008
wow, interesting
On 17 Apr 2008, at 22:08, lsmith wrote:
> Has anyone read the book "Music of the Common Tongue: Survival and
> Celebration in Afro-American Music" by Christopher Small? I picked
> it up at the library because it has the *SEXyIST* cover I've ever
> seen. I tried to find a picture of it online, but only found a
> newer version. Anyhow, I just started it and it's very interesting.
> It came out in 1987, and is about the African contribution to
> culture, specifically music.
>
> Written by New Zealander, who, according to the intro, was raised
> on and taught European music. As he was teaching in England, in the
> 70s, and I believe he was in his 40s, he explored new musics, and
> it seems, new ideas.
>
> I'm asking in part because this is a LONG book, and I'm not sure
> I'm up for it, and also, because I think it could be quite
> interesting. I've been feeling like I've had it with being told
> that England and Europe are so great. One of my jobs is in a movie
> theater, and I'm sick of the british movies about their fucked up
> royalty. I've never felt anything when listening to most classical,
> especially chamber music, but I've always thought that meant there
> was something wrong with me!
> In describing an annual concert in London, he concludes
> "The link between the performance of classical music and the
> objectives of the powerful could not have been more nakedly
> exposed, nor could the extent to which the young...have assimilated
> those objectives as their own." p. 170
>
> Any thoughts, comments, other book recommendations welcome!
> Lani
>
>
>
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