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Hari Bol: Evolution and Genesis of Funeral Music in Postcolonial Bengal: Evolution and Genesis of Funeral Music in Post colonial Bengal - Couverture souple

Dasgupta, Prasenjit

 
9783838374727: Hari Bol: Evolution and Genesis of Funeral Music in Postcolonial Bengal: Evolution and Genesis of Funeral Music in Post colonial Bengal
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 383837472X ISBN 13 : 9783838374727
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

To talk of the role of 'silence' in the realm of music is bound to sound paradoxical at the outset. Silence or Death is invariably comprehended as the absence of sound; so much so that only by achieving a complete elimination of sound can a silence be deemed perfect. This commonly current notion, by dwelling on the 'absence' aspect, relegates silence to a vast mass or nothingness-inert, dark, barren and death. Music which means creation, vibration, movement and growth can derive nothing from such silence; what can such negative phenomenon mean but an absolute antonym to music. This book is an unforgettable journey into the world of dark silence through the forgotten songs of enchantment...

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Présentation de l'éditeur

To talk of the role of 'silence' in the realm of music is bound to sound paradoxical at the outset. Silence or Death is invariably comprehended as the absence of sound; so much so that only by achieving a complete elimination of sound can a silence be deemed perfect. This commonly current notion, by dwelling on the 'absence' aspect, relegates silence to a vast mass or nothingness-inert, dark, barren and death. Music which means creation, vibration, movement and growth can derive nothing from such silence; what can such negative phenomenon mean but an absolute antonym to music. This book is an unforgettable journey into the world of dark silence through the forgotten songs of enchantment...

Biographie de l'auteur

Prasenjit Dasgupta is a young musicologist and independent researcher in the field of ethno-musicology and social anthropology. Associated with F.E.R.S(Forum for ethno- musicology and religious studies, Kolkata), he has also edited ?Children of Apocalypse: Contemporary Reflections on Myth and Neo-religious Orientation?(Charcoal Press, 2009).

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
383837472X
ISBN 13 
9783838374727
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
116
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