Music in Korea
Lee Kwon, Donna (Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology, Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of Kentucky) / Wade, Bonnie C. / Shehan Campbell, Patricia
Based on author Donna Lee Kwon's extensive fieldwork, the text features interviews with performers, eyewitness accounts of performances, and vivid illustrations. Kwon uses three themes¿Korea as a transnational player in East Asia, the intersection of Korean music and cultural politics, and Korea's maintenance of its strong cultural identity through both musical and aesthetic continuity¿to survey the region and draw parallels and contrasts betw...