Applied Ethnomusicology in Nepal

Preserving Traditional Music in South Asia

By (author) Fabian Bakels

Book cover: Applied Ethnomusicology in Nepal

Extent: 222, 222 pages

Publisher: Logos Verlag Berlin

Subjects: Anthropology, Music & Performing Arts

Series: Musikkulturen im Fokus

Series volume number: 3

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(March 2023)

ISBN: 9783832556280

6.65 x 9.45 inches

Price: $80.00

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What are the implications of establishing a university department for ethnomusicology “in the field”? How does this affect not only the local music culture but also the development of ethnomusicology? What are the advantages/disadvantages of an ethnomusicology curriculum giving as much importance to practical training in music as to theory classes? At Kathmandu University’s Department of Music in Bhaktapur, ethnomusicologists and professional musicians together support the sustainability of traditional music in Nepal by developing approaches that explore the space between “keeping it as it is” (conservation) and “letting it disappear” (non-interference). This book examines these efforts through an analysis of ethnomusicological research and teaching and the work of professional musicians involved in the development of new forms of popular music. It offers unique insights into a decades-spanning project of applied ethnomusicology, while also contributing to the discourse about musical sustainability and the localisation and practical application of ethnomusicology in South Asia and beyond.

  • By (author) Fabian Bakels