Principles of Transmission and Collective Composition in Turkmen Dutar Performance

This paper focuses on a repertoire of instrumental pieces performed and orally transmitted among players of a two-stringed lute called dutar in Turkmenistan. Through music analysis, it seeks to illustrate exactly how Turkmen dutar players negotiate contrasting demands to maintain the pieces as learn...

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Main Author: Fossum, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Analytical Approaches to World Music 2017-07-01
Series:Analytical Approaches to World Music
Online Access:http://www.aawmjournal.com/articles/2017b/Fossum_AAWM_Vol_5_2.pdf