Description: As economic, technological and cultural change gathers pace across the world, issues of musical heritage and sustainability have become ever more pressing and urgent. Discourse on intangible cultural heritage has blossomed due to growing concern about the loss of traditions and the threats posed to cultural identity by the forces of globalizatio
Review Quotes:
"With its critical interrogation of the very idea of music as heritage, as well as for its breadth in approach and balance, this fine essay collection stands out from the recent plethora of heritage scholarship. Alongside illuminating ethnographic case studies that reveal divergent perspectives on heritage safeguarding policies and their outcomes, a few chapters examine the use of video to represent musical heritage - a recent but understudied requirement of UNESCO inscription. Of special note is the volume's attention to so-called 'Western classical music', an arguably threatened sphere typically absent from heritage discourse, and its focus on musical creativity, improvisation and performance practice as aspects of heritage. Engaging and thought provoking; sure to be an important point of reference for music scholars."
Dr Henry Stobart, Royal Holloway, University of London.
"This important and timely book is a must-read. It will lead stakeholders and researchers in the fields of music and cultural policy to reconsider the significance of music as heritage and to creatively develop new methods of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage."
Tokumaru Yosihiko, Professor Emeritus at Ochanomizu University, Tokyo.