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Examines art music by Haitian and African American composers who were inspired by Haiti's history as a nation created by slave revolt. This title also highlights the contributions of many Haitian and African American composers who wrote music that brought rhythms and melodies of the Vodou ceremony to local and international audiences.

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"Vodou Nation investigates the lives and works of the principal Haitian elite composers who sought cosmopolitan respect as well as national acceptance through the production of nationalist art music. It is also the story of those who followed such musical trends and consumed Haitian elite music and culture. Entertaining and tightly organized, this book explores insightfully the role of art music in mediating tensions in postcolonial societies." - Gage Averill, University of Toronto"

Vodou Nation Haitian Art Music and Cultural

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    A Paperback / softback by Michael Largey

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 01/05/2006
      ISBN13: 9780226468655, 978-0226468655
      ISBN10: 0226468658
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examines art music by Haitian and African American composers who were inspired by Haiti's history as a nation created by slave revolt. This title also highlights the contributions of many Haitian and African American composers who wrote music that brought rhythms and melodies of the Vodou ceremony to local and international audiences.

      Trade Review
      "Vodou Nation investigates the lives and works of the principal Haitian elite composers who sought cosmopolitan respect as well as national acceptance through the production of nationalist art music. It is also the story of those who followed such musical trends and consumed Haitian elite music and culture. Entertaining and tightly organized, this book explores insightfully the role of art music in mediating tensions in postcolonial societies." - Gage Averill, University of Toronto"

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