This is the first detailed ethnographic study of lyra music and musicians in Crete, discussing the local music industry, teaching and performance infrastructure, repertoire, performance practice, gender and music, the role and significance of local musical instruments, poetry, dance, iconography, promotional materials, social change, globalization, world music, and diaspora.
- ISBN10 0810856735
- ISBN13 9780810856738
- Publish Date 15 October 2007
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 4 March 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Scarecrow Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 200
- Language English