Women musicians of Uzbekistan
Subtitle: from courtyard to conservatory
By: Tanya Merchant
Series: New perspectives on gender in music; New perspectives on gender in music
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780252039539; 9780252081064
Copyright date: 2105
Subjects: Social life and customs; Women musicians; Music; Feminism and music; History and criticism
Notes: "Glossary": pages 191-192.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-204) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. The stories women tell about their music; title: Beyond the canon : feminizing the national project through traditional music; title: Ancient treasures, modernized : women's dutar ensembles and arranged folk music; title: Like Tereshkova in the cosmos : women at the forefront of Western art music; title: "Greetings to the Uzbek people!" : popular music in public and private settings; title: Marrying past, present, and future : the essential work of wedding music; title: Conclusion. Women's musical communities performing the nation.