SARDINIAN AIR IN LAO PIPES
SARDINIAN AIR IN LAO PIPES
Author(s): Gisa JähnichenSubject(s): Cultural history, Music, Local History / Microhistory, History of Art
Published by: Lietuvių literatūros ir tautosakos institutas
Keywords: Mouth organ; launeddas; Sardinia; Laos; Thailand; holistic research; migration of musical instruments; missionary activities in East Asia; Catholic church;
Summary/Abstract: Subject: Migration of the Lao mouth organ khen into Europe and its use on Sardinia. Purpose of study: Analyzing conditions of migration of a unique musical instrument through colonial and religious contacts and the re-setting of playing techniques without further impact on their symbolic background in the country of its origin and of its destination. Methods: Holistic view: historical, systematic-analytical, ethnological organological.
Journal: Tautosakos darbai
- Issue Year: 2006
- Issue No: 32
- Page Range: 77-85
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English