Studies in Maltese popular music / Philip Ciantar.
| Author/creator | Ciantar, Philip |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | [01.] |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 2021. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Ashgate popular and folk music series |
| Contents | Studies and Snippets in Maltese Popular Music -- Gh�đana : Legacy, Meanings, and New Directions -- Gh�đana and its Parallels in the Mediterranean : Music, Expression, and Performance -- Saints, Wind Bands, and Meanings -- The Process of Musical Translation : Composing a Maltese Festa Band March from Libyan Ma'l¿±f Music -- The Singer as Individual : Pop Singers, Music, and Political Propaganda in Contemporary Maltese Electoral Campaigns. |
| Abstract | "This book examines the diverse facets of popular music in Malta, paying special attention to gh�đana (Malta's folk song), the wind band tradition, and modern popular music. Ciantar provides intriguing discussions and examples of how popular music in the small Mediterranean island state of Malta intermingles with other aspects of the island's life and culture such as language, politics, colonialism, religion and history. Through a series of ethnographic vignettes, the book explores the music as it takes place in bars, at festivals, during village celebrations, on social media, and in family gatherings. The ethnography shown here is that of a native musician and ethnomusicologist and therefore syncretises the author's memories with ongoing observations and their evaluation"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020049908 |
| ISBN | 9780367648480 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |