Rövid leírás:
In Local Fusions, author Barbara Rose Lange explores musical life in Hungary, Slovakia, and Austria between the end of the Cold War and the world financial crisis of 2008.
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Hosszú leírás:
In Local Fusions, author Barbara Rose Lange explores musical life in Hungary, Slovakia, and Austria between the end of the Cold War and the world financial crisis of 2008. With case studies from Budapest, Bratislava, and Vienna, the book looks at the ways that artists generated social commentary and tried new ways of working together as the political and economic atmosphere shifted during this time. Drawn from a variety of sources, the case studies illustrate how young musicians redefined a Central European history of elevating the arts by fusing poetry, local folk music, and other vernacular music with jazz, Asian music, art music, and electronic dance music. Their projects rejected exclusion based on ethnic background or gender prevalent in Central Europe’s present far-right political movements, and instead embraced diverse modes of expression. Through this, the musicians asserted woman power, broadened masculinities, and declared affinity with regional minorities such as the Romani people.
I would certainly recommend this title to any library supporting ethnomusicology or popular music at any level. Additionally, this work would also appeal to those nterested in gender studies, history, and/or politics. The numerous case studies bring theory to life and offer much to consider in an environment that underwent significant political, social, and economic change. Lange provides unique insights on central Europe’s changing musical landscape, as well as how the Internet and changes in the music business impact musicians.
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Tartalomjegyzék:
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Note on Orthography
Acknowledgements
About the Companion Website
Introduction
Chapter 1. „Good Old Days”: Critiques of Masculinity in the Hungarian Folk Revival
Chapter 2.
