| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 315 pages) |
| Contents |
The alphorn, alphorn performance and alphorn music : a national symbol of Switzerland? -- On video and film in ethnomusicology -- The migration of the alphorn phenomenon three case studies : Allgäu, the Netherlands and Japan |
| Summary |
This easily accessible book offers a pioneering study about the alphorn, its music, and its performance, based on extensive field research in Switzerland and other countries. It also offers new insights about the technique of filmmaking for musical ethnography. Being the first book on the alphorn in English, it combines originality and inspiration with solid, careful, and complete research |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-304) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Alphorn.
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Music -- Social aspects -- Switzerland -- History
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Alphorn music -- History and criticism
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Video recordings in ethnomusicology.
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alphorns.
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MUSIC -- Musical Instruments -- Brass.
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Alphorn
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Alphorn music
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Music -- Social aspects
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Video recordings in ethnomusicology
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Switzerland
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021675666 |
| ISBN |
9780739167984 |
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0739167987 |
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9780739167984 |
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1299148905 |
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9781299148901 |
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