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7Faditional Music of ~iutnam<br />
From Rice Paddies <strong>and</strong> <strong>Temple</strong> <strong>Yards</strong>: Tmiiihnal Mu& af Vfcirrarrr<br />
presents an in-depth look at the music <strong>and</strong> culture of V*ktmm, written<br />
by one of the foremost scholars <strong>and</strong> performers M traditional Vie--<br />
ese music in the world today, This is the first time an snwtated<br />
collection of Vietnamese musk has been prepad in EngIbh. The team<br />
of Phang Nguyen <strong>and</strong> Patricia Slrehun CampbeU, an &bmuail<strong>and</strong><br />
music educator, has produced a truly unique cotlMbutlsn $0 midticulturai<br />
education, equaHy useful fur Vietnamese & ntm-vkttmnese<br />
readers, music or social studies classes, caurscs in Southeast Asian<br />
culture <strong>and</strong> community outreach prwams.<br />
An extremely varied collection. Prom Rice Pdies <strong>and</strong> <strong>Temple</strong> Yords: Trudifiur~al Music<br />
of Vietnam includes game songs, love songs, boating songs, recited <strong>and</strong> sung poetry <strong>and</strong><br />
in-tal music. It offers a section on the history <strong>and</strong> cultwe of Vietnam, r general induction<br />
to the music <strong>and</strong> instruments, <strong>and</strong> twelve vocal <strong>and</strong> btnrmeW pieces with study<br />
guides for group use.<br />
A fluid writing style, in-depth annotation, <strong>and</strong> personal notes by Phong Nguyen abaut every<br />
selection take this out of the realm of dry scholarship <strong>and</strong> place it h ly wMin reach of 41<br />
those wha want to femcmber <strong>and</strong> preserve their heritage, as well rts dwrst who an being<br />
introduced b these gently flowing rivers of Vietnamese music for the fvgt time.<br />
Wtrflowing with numerous photographs of people, thc countryside <strong>and</strong> rnuaical iiwmmts,<br />
with drawings by the much-lwed Vietnamese artist Hop Thi Nguyen, From Rice<br />
Paddies <strong>and</strong> <strong>Temple</strong> <strong>Yards</strong> is appropiate <strong>and</strong> absorbing for readers <strong>and</strong> listeners of all ages<br />
<strong>and</strong> gcdc levels.<br />
The professional companion tape by a group of Vietnamese musicians c mtly living in<br />
the United States evokes a vivid soundscape filled with impressions of shimmering strings,<br />
drums <strong>and</strong> gentle voices whose spetch is astonishingly close to melody.<br />
"Dr. Phang Nguyen is the ultimate "insider," trained in the traditionfiom childhood<br />
<strong>and</strong> one of the world's greatest exponents of traditional Vietnamese<br />
music .... Dr. Patricia Shehan Campbell combines her expertise in musk education<br />
<strong>and</strong> her enthusiasm for Vietnamese music with Dr. Nguyen's profound<br />
knowledge .... This will surely serve as a model for further publicatiom in afield<br />
some called 'applied ethnomusicology '."<br />
-Terry E. Miller, Center for the Study of World Musics, Kent State University<br />
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World Music Press PO BOX 2565. Danbury CT 0681 3<br />
ISBN &937##-34-9 dET<br />
-32-7 Paperback<br />
33-5 Audb Cwit8<br />
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