Week 2 - Sept 13: Music, politics and society in 20th century Central Asia

Reading assignment:

Read two of the following: Baily (1994). Djumaev (1993); (2005). During (1993); (2005a); (1998: 71-77, 91-115). Levin (1993); (2001). Spinetti (2006: ch.2).

Plus, read: Levin (1996: 10-29, 45-51, 85-93, 111-115). All titles are listed in Afghanistan, Tajikistan & Uzbekistan

Listening suggestions:

Find a few examples of orchestral arrangements of traditional music in our Class media content - tracks 1,2 - and compare them with the different aesthetic approach of tracks 3, 4. The piece by Davlatmand Kholov is the one we were listening to last week.