Beschreibung:
In the first book to account for the growing prominence of Asians in the world of Western classical music, Mari Yoshihara grapples with the significance of this trend. This is a book about the about the origins of a social and cultural phenomenon, but it is also about the lives and work of individual musicians devoted to their art.
PrefaceIntroduction: A Rising Scale in Relative MinorChapter 1. Early Lessons in GlobalizationVoicesChapter 2. The Roots and Routes of Asian MusicChapter 3. Playing GenderChapter 4. Class NotesVoicesChapter 5. A Voice of One's OwnConclusion: Musicians FirstAcknowledgementsNotesSelected BiographyIndexAbout the Author