Description
Book SynopsisSeeks to determine what is singularly distinct or unique about flutes, flute playing, and flute players in a global context.
Trade Review"Olsen commands a thorough knowledge of his subject matter…This book will be a valuable addition to the institutions of learning as well as to all who love music and folklore… It offers an opportunity to discover how the cultures of the world have cherished the magical process we practice and love—the direct transformation of our breath into music—and incorporated it into their views of the world."--
Journal of Folklore Research "Any reader interested in world culture, music, ethnography, or ethnomusicology will enjoy Olsen's work. Recommended."--
Choice "
World Flutelore breathlessly succeeds in establishing a foothold for flutes as a subject worthy of study, and inspires organological curiosity even among those uninitiated to flues and flutelore."--
Journal of American Folklore Table of ContentsCoverTitle PageCopyrightContentsIllustrationsPreludeStory One. Raman’s New Flute: Vellore, IndiaChapter 1. Flute Types and StereotypesStory Two. The Turtle, the Monkey, and the Jaguar: Apinayé (Gê) culture, BrazilChapter 2. The Making of World FlutesStory Three. Manwoldae Is Autumn Grass: Korean Poem from the Late Fourteenth CenturyChapter 3. Flutes That TalkStory Four. Culture Heroes Discover the First Flutes: Wogeo culture, New GuineaChapter 4. Flutes and Gender RolesStory Five. The Story of the Flutemaker: Lakota culture, United States of AmericaChapter 5. Flutes, Sexuality, and Love MagicStory Six. Aniz the Shepherd: Uyghur culture, ChinaChapter 6. Flutes and the Animal KingdomStory Seven. The Origin of Maize: Yupa culture, VenezuelaChapter 7. Flutes and NatureStory Eight. The Fluteplayer: ChinaChapter 8. Flute Origin Myths and Flute-Playing HeroesStory Nine. Yoshitsune’s Voyage among the Islands: JapanChapter 9. Flutes and Protective PowerStory Ten: The Rat Catcher of Korneuburg: AustriaChapter 10. Flutes and DeathStory Eleven. The Pifuano Flute of the Chullachaqui Rainforest Spirits: Iquitos, PeruChapter 11. Flutes and Unethical/Ethical BehaviorStory Twelve. Song of the Flute: The First Eighteen Verses of Rumi’s Masnevi: Persia (Iran)Chapter 12. Religious Status of FlutesStory Thirteen. How the Noble Fujiwara no Yasumasa Faced Down the Bandit HakamadareChapter 13. Socioreligious Status of Flute MusiciansStory Fourteen. Hard to Fill: IrelandChapter 14. The Aesthetics and Power of Flute Sounds, Timbres, and Sonic TexturesConclusionNotesReferencesIndex of StoriesIndex
