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Post by Charlie Huang on Aug 15, 2007 7:11:04 GMT
I think the term 'status marker' is an interesting one. I've seen parents sending their little children to piano et al. lessons not because they are particularly interested in music but because they think it will elevate their and their kids status with everything else secondary... Also, my father particularly disliked me turning to the qin. He said "why don't you learn piano or something like that? At least you can be in a band or something. The qin is for retirement when you've got plenty of time on your hands and nothing to do or for buskers/beggers on the street!" Even he is inclined to Western music, mainly because it will bring the most profit/money! Now you all know what I have to put up with day in day out.
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Post by blueharp on Aug 15, 2007 11:04:46 GMT
Zubin Mehta is from Mumbai (Bombay) and is rather well known in the world of "classical" music. Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara), although not a "classical" musician, is also somewhat well known.
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Post by charliecharlieecho on Aug 15, 2007 11:27:41 GMT
Robert Zollitsch and Gong Linna have recorded a set of 21 traditional folk songs with accompaniments by RZ. the recording includes 2 new songs with music by RZ as well.
The recordings haven't been published yet, but if people are interested I'll post details here when it is.
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Post by Si on Aug 15, 2007 19:58:44 GMT
yeah i did think of zubin mahter whilst eating fish and chips earlier today.
I still imagine its more down to education level and development. India is still rather a backwards place compared to china (probably oddly enough because of democracy - its very hard to get anything done in that country) so maybe we will see a wave of indian classical musicians later.
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Post by SCWGuqin on Aug 15, 2007 20:02:59 GMT
So all societies will produce Western classical musicians if they are prosperous enough? That seems like a mighty big assumption. Of course we all want to be forced to learn violin and piano by our parents...of course...
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Post by Charlie Huang on Aug 16, 2007 7:08:33 GMT
Of course learning music at an early age is good for us, but the mentality it is done in is far from sincere...
*goes of to play Oulu Wangji*
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Post by Si on Aug 16, 2007 8:26:06 GMT
well its just a hunch based on what i have seen in other countries. I would be suprised if it did not happen in India.
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Post by hezekiahpipstraw on Aug 16, 2007 15:58:02 GMT
My message as below was indeed posted in a wrong thread.
Tush!
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