Philip Bohlman Books

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

World Music draws readers into a remarkable range of historical encounters, in which music had the power to evoke the exotic and to give voice to the voiceless. In the course of the volume's eight chapters the reader witnesses music's involvement in the modern world, but also the individual moments and particular histories that are crucial to an understanding of music's diversity.

Exploring the intersection of music and nationalism, this book delves into how musical traditions have shaped national identities in contemporary Europe. It examines the role of music in political movements and cultural expressions, highlighting significant composers and genres that reflect the complexities of European unity and diversity. By analyzing various case studies, the author reveals how music serves as both a cultural artifact and a tool for social change, contributing to the ongoing dialogue about European identity in a rapidly evolving landscape.

This book offers an extensive exploration of music's evolution across the globe, establishing a foundational narrative for a comprehensive history of all musical forms. It delves into diverse musical traditions, cultural influences, and the development of various genres, providing readers with a rich understanding of music's role in human society throughout history.

By gathering historical and musical fragments from a Europe torn apart by the Second World War and the Cold War, East German playwright Heiner Müller and West German composer Heiner Goebbels created Wolokolamsker Chaussee as a musical panorama that stretched across modern European history at a moment of international crisis. The question at the heart of the recording was prescient in the waning years of the Cold War, but it remains no less critical for the “crisis of Europe” today: Is it possible for Europe to be unified? A vast range of musical styles-from folk song to hip-hop, from the symphonic canon to heavy metal-coalesce in the five acts, which expose the wounds of European history while struggling musically to heal them. This extraordinary recording from 1989/90 not only captures the sound of a historical moment, but also powerfully enacts responses to it. 33 1/3 Global, a series related to but independent from 33 1/3, takes the format of the original series of short, music-based books and brings the focus to music throughout the world. With initial volumes focusing on Japanese, Brazilian, and European music, the series will also include volumes on the popular music of Australia/Oceania, Africa, the Middle East, and more.

Wie sängen wir SEINEN Gesang auf dem Boden der Fremde!. Der Band schildert die Musikgeschichte des Aschkenas - die Kultu

Der vorliegende Band behandelt die sich wandelnde Identität der mitteleuropäischen bzw. aschkenasischen Juden am Beispiel der „jüdischen Volksmusik“. Beginnend in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts, als sich die Emanzipation der jüdischen Gesellschaft in der Öffentlichkeit Mitteleuropas erkennen lässt, und endend mit dem Holocaust und der Zerstörung der jüdischen Kultur Mitteleuropas werden historische Texte zum Thema im Original oder in deutscher Übersetzung gebracht, durch Kommentare eingeleitet und ergänzt. Eine Geistesgeschichte jüdischer Volksmusik im Spannungsfeld zwischen den Kulturräumen der ost- und mitteleuropäischen Juden, zwischen Akkulturation und Zionismus, zwischen öffentlichen Gattungen wie Klezmermusik und Hochzeitsmusik und geschlossenen Gattungen wie Liturgie und Gesang im Familienkreis.