Modernizing Composition: Sinhala Song, Poetry, and Politics in Twentieth-Century Sri Lanka

The study of South Asian music falls under the purview of ethnomusicology, whereas that of South Asian literature falls under South Asian studies. As a consequence of this academic separation, scholars rarely take notice of connections between South Asian song and poetry. Modernizing Composition ove...

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Main Author: Field, Garrett (auth)
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Published: Oakland, California University of California Press 2017
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