Book Review
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kenjariMusic in Mainland Southeast Asia
by Gavin Douglas
Another in the Global Music series, this volume cover the music of Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.It's a lot of ground to cover in a short book and Douglas mostly succeeds. He gets the reader familiar with a lot of different kinds of music and the roles they play in their respective societies. However, Douglas also spends a lot of time discussing the political situations and histories of each country and how that relates to music. It was all very interesting, but I could have done with less of this and more discussion of the structures and workings of the music itself.
by Gavin Douglas
Another in the Global Music series, this volume cover the music of Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.It's a lot of ground to cover in a short book and Douglas mostly succeeds. He gets the reader familiar with a lot of different kinds of music and the roles they play in their respective societies. However, Douglas also spends a lot of time discussing the political situations and histories of each country and how that relates to music. It was all very interesting, but I could have done with less of this and more discussion of the structures and workings of the music itself.
