Moving away from silence : music of the Peruvian Altiplano and the experiment of urban migration / Thomas Turino.
| Author/creator | Turino, Thomas |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1993. |
| Description | xii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Chicago studies in ethnomusicology Chicago studies in ethnomusicology. ^A261178 |
| Contents | Introduction: from Conima to Lima -- Part 1. Music in Conima. Instruments, aesthetics, and performance practice -- The collective and competitive nature of musical performance -- Making the music: rehearsals, composition, and musical style -- Three fiestas -- Part 2. The local, the national, and the youth of Conima. Qhantati Ururi of Conima -- The urban panpipe movement and the youth of Conima -- Part 3. The music of Conimeno residents in Lima. Conimenos in Lima and regional associations -- Centro social conima: music and the importance of community. The framing of experience: festivals and performance occasions in Lima -- From Linda to Conima: the residents return home -- Appendix 1: Calendar of musical occasions in Conima -- Appendix 2: Historical background of the musical instruments -- Appendix 3: Musical examples. |
| Abstract | Increasingly popular in the United States and Europe, Andean panpipe and flute music draws its vitality from the traditions of rural highland villages and of rural migrants who have settled in Andean cities. This book describes panpipe and flute traditions in the context of this rural-urban migration and the turbulent politics that have influenced Peruvian society and local identities throughout this century. The author's ethnography is the first large-scale study to concentrate on the pervasive effects of migration on Andean people and their music. He uses the musical traditions of Conima, Peru as a unifying thread, tracing them through the varying lives of Conimeos in different locales. He reveals how music both sustains and creates meaning for a people struggling amid the dramatic social upheavals of contemporary Peru. This book contains detailed interpretations based on comparative field research of Conimeo musical performance, rehearsals, composition, and festivals in the highlands and Lima. The volume will be of great importance to students of Latin American music and culture as well as ethnomusicological and ethnographic theory and method. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: pages 315-316. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-314) and index. |
| LCCN | 92026935 |
| ISBN | 0226816990 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0226817008 (paper : acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3575.P4 T87 1993 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |