The Music of Malaysia: The Classical, Folk and Syncretic Traditions

by Patricia Ann Matusky and Tan Sooi Beng

Book Overview

The Music of Malaysia, first published in Malay in 1997 and followed by an English edition in 2004 is still the only history, appreciation and analysis of Malaysian music in its many and varied forms available in English. The book categorizes the types of music genres found in Malaysian society and provides an overview of the development of music in that country. Analyses of the music are illustrated with many examples transcribed from original...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367231530
• ISBN13: 9780367231538
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"