The Music of Malaysia

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 available in English. The book categorizes the types of music genres in Malaysian society and provides an overview of the development of music in that country. Analyse

Zusatztext Reviews of first edition:'... an important addition to the literature on Southeast Asian performing arts. It is indispensable as a reference book for all serious students of Malaysian music and culture! and will provide scholars interested in the performance cultures of other Asian countries with vivid comparators and points of connection and exchange.' Aseasuk News'... this book will serve as an excellent sourcebook or textbook for courses on the music of Southeast Asia.' Asian Folklore Studies'This useful book by two respected specialists is the first to encompass the folk! classical and syncretic music genres of Malaysia?There is no other source comparable for Malaysia! and thus this is an extremely valuable contribution.? a useful teaching tool and source of information on the major musical genres of Malaysia.' Ethnomusicology Forum'This study is well-written! informative and an excellent resource for seminal work with under- and post-graduate students?The book is very well-edited! includes several pictures and gives many musical examples. A long bibliography and an exhaustive index round off the impression that this overview on Malaysian music is a very useful book indeed?' Asien Informationen zum Autor Patricia Matusky is an ethnomusicologist and has taught for several years in Malaysia, including posts at the Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang (1978-79, 1981-82 (Fulbright-Hays Lecturer in Music) and 1994-97 (Associate Professor), the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur (1983-86, 2013-16) and the LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts in Singapore (1990-93). Her degrees are Bachelor of Music, Master of Arts (Library Science), and Doctor of Philosophy in ethnomusicology from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, USA), and Master of Arts in musicology from Hunter College of the City University of New York. Her doctoral field research focused on music of the Malay shadow puppet theatre ( wayang kulit ) from the state of Kelantan (1975-76), while her continuing research involves Malaysian musical instruments, folk and classical Malay music in Peninsular Malaysia and music in Sarawak. Her publications include articles on the folk and classical music in Malaysia in international journals, and the books Malaysian Shadow Puppet Theatre and Music: Continuity of an Oral Tradition (Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1993 and Penang, The Asian Centre, 1997), and she is co-author of Muzik Malaysia Tradisi Klasik, Rakyat dan Sinkretik (Kuala Lumpur: Asian Centre 1997 and University of Malaya Press 2012). She has contributed articles on folk and classical music of Malaysia in the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (1998), in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2001), and on musical instruments of Malaysia in The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments (2014). She has contributed and annotated several hours of original field video recordings of Malaysian traditional musical/thearical performances, currently available for viewing, in the EVIA Digital Archive (Ethnomusicological Video for Instruction and Analysis Digital Archive) at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. She maintains active membership in many academic music societies and is currently the Chairperson of the ICTM Study Group on Performing Arts of Southeast Asia. Most recently she is Adjunct Professor of ethnomusicology at the Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage of Malaysia ( Akademi Seni, Budaya dan Warisan Malaysia (ASWARA), and at the University of Malaya Cultural Centre in Kuala Lumpur. As a principal author in this publication project, she formulated the basic concept of the book and wrote on folk and classical music of the Malays and the indigenous groups in Sarawak. Tan Sooi Beng is an ethnomusicologist and Professor in the Music Department of the Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang. Her degrees are the Bachelor of Arts fr...

Reviews of first edition: '... an important addition to the literature on Southeast Asian performing arts. It is indispensable as a reference book for all serious students of Malaysian music and culture, and will provide scholars interested in the performance cultures of other Asian countries with vivid comparators and points of connection and exchange.' Aseasuk News '... this book will serve as an excellent sourcebook or textbook for courses on the music of Southeast Asia.' Asian Folklore Studies 'This useful book by two respected specialists is the first to encompass the folk, classical and syncretic music genres of MalaysiaThere is no other source comparable for Malaysia, and thus this is an extremely valuable contribution. a useful teaching tool and source of information on the major musical genres of Malaysia.' Ethnomusicology Forum 'This study is well-written, informative and an excellent resource for seminal work with under- and post-graduate studentsThe book is very well-edited, includes several pictures and gives many musical examples. A long bibliography and an exhaustive index round off the impression that this overview on Malaysian music is a very useful book indeed' Asien

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Patricia Matusky is an ethnomusicologist and has taught for several years in Malaysia, including posts at the Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang (1978-79, 1981-82 (Fulbright-Hays Lecturer in Music) and 1994-97 (Associate Professor), the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur (1983-86, 2013-16) and the LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts in Singapore (1990-93). Her degrees are Bachelor of Music, Master of Arts (Library Science), and Doctor of Philosophy in ethnomusicology from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, USA), and Master of Arts in musicology from Hunter College of the City University of New York. Her doctoral field research focused on music of the Malay shadow puppet theatre (wayang kulit) from the state of Kelantan (1975-76), while her continuing research involves Malaysian musical instruments, folk and classical Malay music in Peninsular Malaysia and music in Sarawak. Her publications include articles on the folk and classical music in Malaysia in international journals, and the books Malaysian Shadow Puppet Theatre and Music: Continuity of an Oral Tradition (Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1993 and Penang, The Asian Centre, 1997), and she is co-author of Muzik Malaysia Tradisi Klasik, Rakyat dan Sinkretik (Kuala Lumpur: Asian Centre 1997 and University of Malaya Press 2012). She has contributed articles on folk and classical music of Malaysia in the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (1998), in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2001), and on musical instruments of Malaysia in The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments (2014). She has contributed and annotated several hours of original field video recordings of Malaysian traditional musical/thearical performances, currently available for viewing, in the EVIA Digital Archive (Ethnomusicological Video for Instruction and Analysis Digital Archive) at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. She maintains active membership in many academic music societies and is currently the Chairperson of the ICTM Study Group on Performing Arts of Southeast Asia. Most recently she is Adjunct Professor of ethnomusicology at the Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage of Malaysia (Akademi Seni, Budaya dan Warisan Malaysia (ASWARA), and at the University of Malaya Cultural Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

As a principal author in this publication project, she formulated the basic concept of the book and wrote on folk and classical music of the Malays and the indigenous groups in Sarawak.

Tan Sooi Beng is an …