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Tan Sooi Beng

Biographic Data

ID729080
NAMETan Sooi Beng
GIVEN NAMESTan Sooi
FAMILY NAMEBeng
SIGNATUREBENG T S
AFFILIATIONSUniversiti Sains Malaysia
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS19
TOTAL CITATIONS15
AUTHOR COUNT19
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1985
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX2
  • “Music of Sound”: Using Existing Sonic Environments to Develop Inclusive, Experiential, and Collaborative Pedagogy in Malaysia

    Tan Sooi Beng, Toh Lai Chee•ARTICLE•MUSICultures•2023

    Music of Sound (MOS) pedagogy promotes the learning of musical concepts and creative expression using everyday objects, body parts, and one’s voice. The authors discuss the experiential, collaborative, and place-based approaches they have developed in MOS projects for schoolchildren of different ethnic, religious, and social backgrounds in Malaysia over the last two decades. Ensemble work in skill training, field research, and collective composit…

  • Audible Locality: The Recording Industry in Indonesia and its Approach to Minangkabau Music and Oral Tradition , by Suryadi

    Open Access•Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Bijdragen tot de taal- land- en…•2022

  • Guest Editors’ Preface

    Open Access•Keith Howard, Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Yearbook for Traditional Music•2020

    An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button

  • Bridging the Racial Divide in Malaysia: Crossing Borders through Research and Process Theatre

    Open Access•Tan Sooi Beng•CHAPTER•Ethnomusicology Matters•2019

  • Vamping the Stage: Female Voices of Asian Modernities

    Frederick Lau, Tan Sooi Beng et al.•BOOK•Vamping the Stage•2017

  • The Music of Malaysia: The Classical, Folk and Syncretic Traditions

    Patricia Matusky, Tan Sooi Beng•BOOK•Music of Malaysia•2017

    The Music of Malaysia, first published in Malay in 1997 and followed by an English edition in 2004 is still the only history, appreciation and analysis of Malaysian music in its many and varied forms available in English. The book categorizes the types of music genres found in Malaysian society and provides an overview of the development of music in that country. Analyses of the music are illustrated with many examples transcribed from original f…

  • Cultural Engagement and Ownership Through Participatory Approaches in Applied Ethnomusicology

    Tan Sooi Beng, Svanibor Pettan et al.•BOOK•Oxford Handbook of Applied…•2015•Cited by: 5

  • Negotiating ‘His Master’s Voice: Gramophone Music and Cosmopolitan Modernity in British Malaya in the 1930s and Early 1940s

    Open Access•Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Bijdragen tot de taal- land- en…•2013•Cited by: 2•References: 12

    The label ‘His Master’s Voice’ (HMV) dominated the recording technology, production and distribution of 78 rpm discs in British Malaya in the 1930s and early 1940s. By analysing the lagu Melayu which formed a large part of the repertoire recorded by HMV, this article shows that musicians were able to decentre colonial hegemony by combining Anglo-American popular music idioms with Malay and other foreign musical elements. The new hybrid music with…

  • The "Huayue Tuan" (Chinese Orchestra) in Malaysia: Adapting to Survive

    Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Asian Music•2000•Cited by: 1

    This article is a study of the development of the Chinese orchestra or huayue tuan in Malaysia. The ensemble is known by various names in other countries where Chinese predominate: minzu yuedui (national orchestra) in Mainland China; zhongyue tuan (Chinese orchestra) in Hong Kong; and guoyue tuan (Chinese orchestra) in Taiwan. This study focuses on the history, organization, sponsorship, membership, repertoire and the problems faced by the huayue…

  • Bangsawan: A Social and Stylistic History of Popular Malay Opera

    K Foley, Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Asian Theatre Journal•1998

  • The 78 RPM Record Industry in Malaya Prior to World War II

    Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Asian Music•1996•Cited by: 6

    Cet article retrace l'histoire et le developpement de l'industrie du 78 tours a la veille de la seconde guerre mondiale en Malaisie. L'etude est centree sur la popularite du gramophone en tant qu'outil mediatique, sur les modalites de l'enregistrement sonore, sur la discographie, sur les compagnies industrielles du gramophone les plus dynamiques et les labels qu'elles produisaient. Pendant la periode coloniale britannique, Singapour etait le cent…

  • Learning by Performing Arts: From Indigenous to Endogenous Cultural Development

    Tan Sooi Beng, Kees Epskamp et al.•ARTICLE•Asian Folklore Studies•1995

  • Bangsawan, A Social and Stylistic History of Popular Malay Opera

    Patricia Matusky, Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Asian Music•1995

  • Breaking tradition; Women stars of Bangsawan theatre

    Open Access•Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Bijdragen tot de taal- land- en…•1995•Cited by: 1

    Breaking Tradition Women Stars of Bangsawan TheatreWomen pop and rock artists such as Sheila Majid

  • Bangsawan: A Social and Stylistic History of Popular Malay Opera

    Suresh Awasthi, Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Asian Theatre Journal•1994

  • The Playful Revolution: Theatre and Liberation in Asia

    Tan Sooi Beng, Eugène van Erven et al.•ARTICLE•Asian Folklore Studies•1994

  • Bangsawan: A Social and Stylistic History of Popular Malay Opera

    Patricia Matusky, Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Asian Folklore Studies•1994

  • Theatre in Search of Social Change: The Relative Significance of Different Theatrical Approaches

    Tan Sooi Beng, Kees P Epskamp et al.•ARTICLE•Asian Folklore Studies•1991

  • Ko-tai: A New Form of Chinese Urban Street Theatre in Malaysia

    Cordia Chu, Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Asian Folklore Studies•1985

  • The 78 RPM Record Industry in Malaya Prior to World War II

    Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Asian Music•1996•Cited by: 6

    Cet article retrace l'histoire et le developpement de l'industrie du 78 tours a la veille de la seconde guerre mondiale en Malaisie. L'etude est centree sur la popularite du gramophone en tant qu'outil mediatique, sur les modalites de l'enregistrement sonore, sur la discographie, sur les compagnies industrielles du gramophone les plus dynamiques et les labels qu'elles produisaient. Pendant la periode coloniale britannique, Singapour etait le cent…

  • Cultural Engagement and Ownership Through Participatory Approaches in Applied Ethnomusicology

    Tan Sooi Beng, Svanibor Pettan et al.•BOOK•Oxford Handbook of Applied…•2015•Cited by: 5

  • Negotiating ‘His Master’s Voice: Gramophone Music and Cosmopolitan Modernity in British Malaya in the 1930s and Early 1940s

    Open Access•Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Bijdragen tot de taal- land- en…•2013•Cited by: 2•References: 12

    The label ‘His Master’s Voice’ (HMV) dominated the recording technology, production and distribution of 78 rpm discs in British Malaya in the 1930s and early 1940s. By analysing the lagu Melayu which formed a large part of the repertoire recorded by HMV, this article shows that musicians were able to decentre colonial hegemony by combining Anglo-American popular music idioms with Malay and other foreign musical elements. The new hybrid music with…

  • The "Huayue Tuan" (Chinese Orchestra) in Malaysia: Adapting to Survive

    Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Asian Music•2000•Cited by: 1

    This article is a study of the development of the Chinese orchestra or huayue tuan in Malaysia. The ensemble is known by various names in other countries where Chinese predominate: minzu yuedui (national orchestra) in Mainland China; zhongyue tuan (Chinese orchestra) in Hong Kong; and guoyue tuan (Chinese orchestra) in Taiwan. This study focuses on the history, organization, sponsorship, membership, repertoire and the problems faced by the huayue…

  • Breaking tradition; Women stars of Bangsawan theatre

    Open Access•Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Bijdragen tot de taal- land- en…•1995•Cited by: 1

    Breaking Tradition Women Stars of Bangsawan TheatreWomen pop and rock artists such as Sheila Majid

  • Ko-tai: A New Form of Chinese Urban Street Theatre in Malaysia

    Cordia Chu, Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Asian Folklore Studies•1985

  • Theatre in Search of Social Change: The Relative Significance of Different Theatrical Approaches

    Tan Sooi Beng, Kees P Epskamp et al.•ARTICLE•Asian Folklore Studies•1991

  • Bangsawan: A Social and Stylistic History of Popular Malay Opera

    Suresh Awasthi, Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Asian Theatre Journal•1994

  • The Playful Revolution: Theatre and Liberation in Asia

    Tan Sooi Beng, Eugène van Erven et al.•ARTICLE•Asian Folklore Studies•1994

  • Bangsawan: A Social and Stylistic History of Popular Malay Opera

    Patricia Matusky, Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Asian Folklore Studies•1994

  • Learning by Performing Arts: From Indigenous to Endogenous Cultural Development

    Tan Sooi Beng, Kees Epskamp et al.•ARTICLE•Asian Folklore Studies•1995

  • Bangsawan, A Social and Stylistic History of Popular Malay Opera

    Patricia Matusky, Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Asian Music•1995

  • Breaking tradition; Women stars of Bangsawan theatre

    Open Access•Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Bijdragen tot de taal- land- en…•1995•Cited by: 1

    Breaking Tradition Women Stars of Bangsawan TheatreWomen pop and rock artists such as Sheila Majid

  • The 78 RPM Record Industry in Malaya Prior to World War II

    Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Asian Music•1996•Cited by: 6

    Cet article retrace l'histoire et le developpement de l'industrie du 78 tours a la veille de la seconde guerre mondiale en Malaisie. L'etude est centree sur la popularite du gramophone en tant qu'outil mediatique, sur les modalites de l'enregistrement sonore, sur la discographie, sur les compagnies industrielles du gramophone les plus dynamiques et les labels qu'elles produisaient. Pendant la periode coloniale britannique, Singapour etait le cent…

  • Bangsawan: A Social and Stylistic History of Popular Malay Opera

    K Foley, Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Asian Theatre Journal•1998

  • The "Huayue Tuan" (Chinese Orchestra) in Malaysia: Adapting to Survive

    Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Asian Music•2000•Cited by: 1

    This article is a study of the development of the Chinese orchestra or huayue tuan in Malaysia. The ensemble is known by various names in other countries where Chinese predominate: minzu yuedui (national orchestra) in Mainland China; zhongyue tuan (Chinese orchestra) in Hong Kong; and guoyue tuan (Chinese orchestra) in Taiwan. This study focuses on the history, organization, sponsorship, membership, repertoire and the problems faced by the huayue…

  • Negotiating ‘His Master’s Voice: Gramophone Music and Cosmopolitan Modernity in British Malaya in the 1930s and Early 1940s

    Open Access•Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Bijdragen tot de taal- land- en…•2013•Cited by: 2•References: 12

    The label ‘His Master’s Voice’ (HMV) dominated the recording technology, production and distribution of 78 rpm discs in British Malaya in the 1930s and early 1940s. By analysing the lagu Melayu which formed a large part of the repertoire recorded by HMV, this article shows that musicians were able to decentre colonial hegemony by combining Anglo-American popular music idioms with Malay and other foreign musical elements. The new hybrid music with…

  • Cultural Engagement and Ownership Through Participatory Approaches in Applied Ethnomusicology

    Tan Sooi Beng, Svanibor Pettan et al.•BOOK•Oxford Handbook of Applied…•2015•Cited by: 5

  • Vamping the Stage: Female Voices of Asian Modernities

    Frederick Lau, Tan Sooi Beng et al.•BOOK•Vamping the Stage•2017

  • The Music of Malaysia: The Classical, Folk and Syncretic Traditions

    Patricia Matusky, Tan Sooi Beng•BOOK•Music of Malaysia•2017

    The Music of Malaysia, first published in Malay in 1997 and followed by an English edition in 2004 is still the only history, appreciation and analysis of Malaysian music in its many and varied forms available in English. The book categorizes the types of music genres found in Malaysian society and provides an overview of the development of music in that country. Analyses of the music are illustrated with many examples transcribed from original f…

  • Bridging the Racial Divide in Malaysia: Crossing Borders through Research and Process Theatre

    Open Access•Tan Sooi Beng•CHAPTER•Ethnomusicology Matters•2019

  • Guest Editors’ Preface

    Open Access•Keith Howard, Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Yearbook for Traditional Music•2020

    An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button

  • Audible Locality: The Recording Industry in Indonesia and its Approach to Minangkabau Music and Oral Tradition , by Suryadi

    Open Access•Tan Sooi Beng•ARTICLE•Bijdragen tot de taal- land- en…•2022

  • “Music of Sound”: Using Existing Sonic Environments to Develop Inclusive, Experiential, and Collaborative Pedagogy in Malaysia

    Tan Sooi Beng, Toh Lai Chee•ARTICLE•MUSICultures•2023

    Music of Sound (MOS) pedagogy promotes the learning of musical concepts and creative expression using everyday objects, body parts, and one’s voice. The authors discuss the experiential, collaborative, and place-based approaches they have developed in MOS projects for schoolchildren of different ethnic, religious, and social backgrounds in Malaysia over the last two decades. Ensemble work in skill training, field research, and collective composit…

Art (14 works) · Asian Studies and History (12 works) · History (9 works) · Linguistics (7 works) · Visual arts (7 works) · Literature (6 works) · Malay (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works)

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