Week 6 - Art musics of Central and Inner Asia: the Tajik-Uzbek Shashmaqom and related traditions
Monday, February 11: the Shashmaqom and Middle-Eastern art musics.
Assigned readings: Browse the entries “Middle East” and “Central Asia” in Grove Music Online. Read Levin & Sultanova 2002.
Wednesday 13: viewing: “Invisible Face of the Beloved”
Friday, February 15: Commodification, world stages and authenticity.
Assigned readings: CD booklets of “Invisible Face of the Beloved” & “The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan”.
Further readings: Levin 1996: 98-130. Levin 1984: ch. 1 and 2. Shannon 2006.
