Ethnicity, Identity and Music The Musical Construction of Place

This book examines the significance of music in the construction of identities and ethnicities, and suggests ways to understand music as social practice. The authors focus on the role of music in the construction of national and regional identities; the media and 'postmodern identity'; concepts of authenticity; aesthetics; meaning; performance; 'world music'; and the use of music as a focus for discursive evocations of 'place'. The chapters tackle a wide range of subjects including 16th century etiquette, Celtic music and Chopin. The volume will be of interest to social anthropologists, and those working in the fields of cultural studies, politics, gender studies, musicology and folklore.

M. Stokes, Introduction: Ethnicity, Identity and Music - M. Chapman, Thoughts on Celtic Music - J. Baily, The Role of Music in the Creation of an Afghan National Identity, 1923-73 - Z. Mach, National Anthems: The Case of Chopin as a National Composer - S. A. Reily, Macunaima's Music: National Identity and Ethnomusicological Research in Brazil - M. Stokes, Place, Exchange and Meaning: Black Sea Musicians in the West Coast of Ireland - S. Cohen, Identity, Place and the 'Liverpool Sound' - F. Magowan, 'The Land is our M‰rr (Essence); It Stays Forever': The Yothu-Yindi Relationship in Australian Aboriginal Traditional and Popular Musics - P. Parkes, Personal and Collective Identity in Kalasha Song Performance: The Significance of Music-making in a Minority Enclave - H. La Rue, Music, Literature and Etiquette: Musical Instruments and Social Identity from Castiglione to Austen