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The core of the book is Yoshihara's analysis of the racial and cultural meanings conveyed by music as perceived by musicians and audiences.
Yoshihara always begins with the words of the musicians themselves: After all, a musical composition might be fruitfully understood as representing a time period, an [End Page ] artistic school, a national identity, or as pure sound unfettered by sociocultural concerns. Yoshihara acknowledges these ambiguities and ambivalences as she focuses a critical eye on these testimonies, pointing out rhetorical contradictions that reveal the fault lines of cultural identity.
In her conclusion, Yoshihara observes that music fascinates us "because it both expresses and transcends the social and cultural" She notes that Asian and Asian American musicians are invested in classical music as a form of cultural If you would like to authenticate using a different subscribed institution that supports Shibboleth authentication or have your own login and password to Project MUSE, click 'Authenticate'. View freely available titles: Book titles OR Journal titles.
Project MUSE promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, Project MUSE is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it serves. Yoshihara shows how a confluence of culture, politics and commerce after the war made classical music a staple in middle-class households, established Yamaha as the world's largest producer of pianos and gave the Suzuki method of music training an international clientele.
Soon, talented musicians from Japan, China and South Korea were flocking to the United States to study and establish careers, and Asian American families were enrolling toddlers in music classes. They offer their views about the connections of race and culture and discuss whether the music is really as universal as many claim it to be. Their personal histories and Yoshihara's observations present a snapshot of today's dynamic and revived classical music scene.
It is beautifully written, extremely lucid, and well researched. What is particularly enlightening here is the author's dedication in seeking out many musicians to interview and her integration of these stories into a coherent whole. She is the author of Embracing the East: White Women and American Orientalism. Would you like to tell us about a lower price? If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support?
Musicians of Asian descent enjoy unprecedented prominence in concert halls, conservatories, and classical music performance competitions. In the first book on. Musicians of Asian descent enjoy unprecedented prominence in concert halls, conservatories, and classical music performance competitions.
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