James Leonard Mitchell
Music and Recording in King Chulalongkorn's Bangkok
Music and Recording in King Chulalongkorn's Bangkok
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James Leonard Mitchell's book provides the first comprehensive history of Siamese music during Rama V's reign, featuring research from the EMI Archive and Ethnologisches Museum, eighty-eight photographs, a discography, and YouTube videos. It reveals a story of Siamese musicians, European recording experts, and Chinese middlemen.
Format: Hardback
Length: 362 pages
Publication date: 11 April 2022
Publisher: Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
In his comprehensive work "Music and Recording in King Chulalongkorns Bangkok," James Leonard Mitchell offers a detailed and insightful history of Siamese music during the reign of Rama V. Building upon his previous exploration of Thailand's beloved luk thung genre, Mitchell delves into a brief yet pivotal period from 1903 to 1910 when gramophone recording arrived in Siam and faced significant challenges in capturing the essence of valuable performances. Drawing upon extensive research from the EMI Archive in London and the Ethnologisches Museum in Berlin, as well as years of fieldwork in Thailand, the book boasts an impressive collection of eighty-eight photographs, a comprehensive discography of all known recordings from that era, and links to YouTube videos. This captivating volume uncovers a captivating narrative that intertwines the lives of Siamese musicians, European recording experts, and Chinese middlemen, resonating with scholars of Asian studies and music history alike.
In his comprehensive work "Music and Recording in King Chulalongkorns Bangkok," James Leonard Mitchell offers a detailed and insightful history of Siamese music during the reign of Rama V. Building upon his previous exploration of Thailand's beloved luk thung genre, Mitchell delves into a brief yet pivotal period from 1903 to 1910 when gramophone recording arrived in Siam and faced significant challenges in capturing the essence of valuable performances. Drawing upon extensive research from the EMI Archive in London and the Ethnologisches Museum in Berlin, as well as years of fieldwork in Thailand, the book boasts an impressive collection of eighty-eight photographs, a comprehensive discography of all known recordings from that era, and links to YouTube videos. This captivating volume uncovers a captivating narrative that intertwines the lives of Siamese musicians, European recording experts, and Chinese middlemen, resonating with scholars of Asian studies and music history alike.
Weight: 658g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9786162151712
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