Lorraine Sakata
Biographic Data
| ID | 158473 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorraine Sakata |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorraine |
| FAMILY NAME | Sakata |
| SIGNATURE | SAKATA L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1966 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Madahkhani, Ghazalkhani, Dafsaz
The World of Islam, Images and Echoes
A Report on the Available Recordings of Middle Eastern Music in the United States
Recordings of Middle Eastern music are too numerous to list and discuss individually here, but certain exemplary recordings and labels will be noted in this report. Generally speaking, there are two types of recordings of Middle Eastern music available in the United States. One type is intended for general audiences and includes popular music sung by internationally known singers such as Um Kalthum and Fairuz, and orchestral ensembles playing wha…
Music in the Karakorams of Central Asia
The Concept of Musician in Three Persian-Speaking Areas of Afghanistan
It is not surprising then, to find that the concepts of musician in all three areas are based on the assumption that entertainment music is religiously unpraiseworthy because of its associations with activities specifically prohibited by religion such as the drinking of intoxicating liquors, adultery, and gambling. Therefore, the musicians themselves are suspect and looked down upon by other members of traditional society. Although not all musici…
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
The Music of Afghanistan
Folk Music of Afghanistan
The Comparative Analysis of Sawari on the Shamisen
The shamisen is a long-necked, spiked lute from Japan. Like its Chinese ancestor, the san-hsien, the shamisen has three silk strings and a body covered with skin. Because the first Japanese shamisen players were biwa players, several important changes were made. Players began to use the plectrum used for the biwa instead of their fingers to pluck the instrument and found that the snake skin could not take the heavy blows of the plectrum, thus cat…
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The Comparative Analysis of Sawari on the Shamisen
The shamisen is a long-necked, spiked lute from Japan. Like its Chinese ancestor, the san-hsien, the shamisen has three silk strings and a body covered with skin. Because the first Japanese shamisen players were biwa players, several important changes were made. Players began to use the plectrum used for the biwa instead of their fingers to pluck the instrument and found that the snake skin could not take the heavy blows of the plectrum, thus cat…
Folk Music of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
The Music of Afghanistan
The Concept of Musician in Three Persian-Speaking Areas of Afghanistan
It is not surprising then, to find that the concepts of musician in all three areas are based on the assumption that entertainment music is religiously unpraiseworthy because of its associations with activities specifically prohibited by religion such as the drinking of intoxicating liquors, adultery, and gambling. Therefore, the musicians themselves are suspect and looked down upon by other members of traditional society. Although not all musici…
Music in the Karakorams of Central Asia
A Report on the Available Recordings of Middle Eastern Music in the United States
Recordings of Middle Eastern music are too numerous to list and discuss individually here, but certain exemplary recordings and labels will be noted in this report. Generally speaking, there are two types of recordings of Middle Eastern music available in the United States. One type is intended for general audiences and includes popular music sung by internationally known singers such as Um Kalthum and Fairuz, and orchestral ensembles playing wha…
The World of Islam, Images and Echoes
Madahkhani, Ghazalkhani, Dafsaz
History (8 works) · Art (6 works) · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (6 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works) · Diverse Musicological Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Islamic Studies and History (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)