Journal of the Society for Asian Music
Volume 31, Number 2 Spring/Summer 2000

  Articles  
Jason Gibbs Spoken Theater, La Scene Tonkinoise, and the First Modern Vietnamese Songs 1
Lee Tong Soon Professional Chinese Opera Troupes and Street Opera Performance in Singapore 35
Edward O. Henry Folk Song Genres and Their Melodies in India: Music Use and Genre Process 71
Tan Sooi Beng The Huayue Tuan (Chinese Orchestra) in Malaysia: Adapting to Survive 107
Zvika Serper Kotoba ("Sung" Speech) in Japanese Noh theater: Gender Distinctions in Structure and Performance 129
     
  Book Reviews  
Irene Markoff Stawomira Zeranska-Kominek with Arnold Lebeuf. The Tale of Crazy Harman: The Musician and the Concept of Music in the Türkmen Epic Tale, Harman Däli. 167
Irene Markoff Walter Feldman. Music of the Ottoman Court: Makam, Composition and the Early Ottoman Instrumental Repertoire. 169
     
  Audio Recording Reviews  
Susan M. Asai Paul Fisher, compiler and notes. The Music of Japan: The Rough Guide. 173
Linda Burman-Hall Tunas Mekar and Mark Fuller, producers. Gamelan Tunas Mekar: Music of Bali, Indonesia. 177
David Henderson Music Nepal, producer. Shringara Group: Nepali Traditional Folk Tunes.
Sur Sudha and Guy Gray, producers. Sur Sudha: Festivals of Nepal.
180
Michael Tenzer Mickey Hart, producer. Living Art, Sounding Spirit: The Bali Sessions. 183
 
 
  About the Contributors 186
 
 
  Asian Music Contents  
  11 July, 2004