Music of the Silk Road:
A list of resources at Seattle Public Library provided courtesy of the library
In May 2002, the Seattle Symphony hosts internationally renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project presenting the indigenous music and instruments of Silk Road countries such as Uzbekistan, Iran, Mongolia, Persia, China, Azerbaijan, and more. The Seattle Public Library has a large collection of materials relating to music along the Silk Road, including compact discs, music scores, books, and videos, as well as dozens of compact discs and videos of Yo-Yo Ma. This list is designed to complement your enjoyment of the Silk Road Project concerts.
A Sampling of Material in the Library Related to Music from the Silk Road:
CENTRAL ASIA (Azerbaijan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan)
Recordings:
The secret museum of mankind: Ethnic music classics, 1925-1948: Central Asia
CD780.9 Se25C
MONGOLIA
Recordings:
Mongolia
CD780.9517 M747
Mongolia living music of the steppes
CD780.9517 M747L
Mongolie chants kazakhs et tradition epique de l'Ouest
CD780.9 Se25C
Books:
The Music of the Mongols: Eastern Mongolia
780.9517 H275M
CHINA
Recordings:
Zhou Long, Nature and Spirit
CD 780.92 C4575N C679
Zhou Long, Flowing Stream: Chinese folk songs and tone poems
CD 785.7194 Z617F D3233
Chine musique classique
CD780.951 C441A
Pipa Chinese traditional and contemporary music
CD 789.20951 W9505P
The Hugo masters, an anthology of Chinese classical music
CD780.951 H874
Music Scores:
Folk songs of China, Japan, Korea
M784.4 D568F
Chinese lyrics: a collection of twenty-seven compositions of ancient, classic, folk and modern songs
M784.4 N668C
Books:
The Chinese ch'in: its history and music
780.951 L613C
Jade flute: the story of Chinese music
781.751 L14J
Chinese music and orchestration: a primer on principles and practice
784.0951 SHEN 1991
RUSSIA
Recordings:
Popular folksongs from Russia
CD780.947 B182P
Back Tuva future the adventure continues
CD780.9575 On1B
Cossacks!
CD780.947 C822
Music Scores:
A Russian song book
M784.4 R823Ra
Books:
Central Asian music
780.9584 B412C
Defining Russia musically
780.947 TARUSHI
A history of Russian-Soviet music
780.947 B179H
UZBEKISTAN
Recordings:
Ouzbekistan Uzbekistan
CD789.20958 AL45o
Bukhara musical crossroads of Asia
CD 789.20958 B869
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AFGHANISTAN
Recordings:
Afghanistan on Marco Polo's road: the musicians of Kunduz and Faizabad
CD 789.20958 Af34
Books:
Music in the culture of northern Afghanistan
781.7581 SL52M
Republic of GEORGIA
Recordings:
Georgian voices
CD784.4 R928G
Georgia the resounding polyphony of the Caucausus
CD784.4 G296
An oath at Khidistavi heroic songs and hymns from Georgia
CD784.4 An82o
ARMENIA
Recordings:
Armenian music through the ages
CD780.95662 H123A
The music of Armenia
CD780.95662 M973
Apricots from Eden
CD780.95662 G213A
Books:
Essays on Armenian music
781.76552 Es73
Armenian folk songs
784.4 P756A
IRAN
Recordings:
Classical music of Iran Dastgah systems
CD780.955 C569
Musique iranienne
CD 789.20955 C42029M
Lost songs of the Silk Road Persian & Indian improvisations
CD 789.3 G3417L
Moon rise over the Silk Road Persian & Indian improvisations
CD 789.3 G3417M
Books:
Classical Persian music; an introduction
780.955 Z76C
Daramad of chahargah: a study in the performance practice of Persian music
780.955 N386D
IRAQ
Recordings:
Music of Iraq
CD780.9567 M973
Sif Safaa new music from the Middle East
CD780.956 Si21
Les Maqams de Bagdad
CD 789.20956 M322
SYRIA
Recordings:
Syria Islamic Ritual
CD780.9569 Sy64
Al Kindi, Le salon de musiqe d'alep The Aleppian music room
CD 789.20956 AL105Sa
Al Kindi, Les derviches tourneurs de Damas The whirling dervishes of Damascus
CD 789.20956 AL105L
TURKEY
Recordings:
Music of Turkey
CD780.956 N28M
Turkish folk songs and instrumental music
CD780.956 T847
Ancient Turkish music in Europe
CD780.94 K236A
Books:
Makam: modal practice in Turkish art music
781.7561 Si26M
Turkish folk music from Asia Minor
781.7561 B285T
GREECE
Recordings:
Rembetica historic urban folk songs from Greece
CD780.9495 R282
Chants & dances populaires de Grece
CD780.9495 M449C
Greek traditional village music and dance
CD780.9495 G811
Folk songs and dances of the Greek Islands
CD780.9495 F718
Music Scores:
Folk songs of Greece
M784.4 AL25F
World Charts presents the Greek songbook
M784.4 W8928
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A Sampling of Materials in the Library by Yo-Yo Ma
Recordings:
The New York Album
CD787.3 M11N
Appalachian Journey
CD 785.7193 M1109A S6678
Simply Baroque
CD 784.374 M1109S S6068
Solo
CD 787.4 M1109S
Unaccompanied Cello Suites
CD 787.4185 B1224 BWV.1007 C3786
Videos:
Tokyo Waltz
VHS 787 TOKYO W
Sarabande (from the series Yo-Yo Ma, inspired by Bach)
VHS 787.4 SARABAN
Struggle for Hope (from the series Yo-Yo Ma, inspired by Bach)
VHS 792 STRUGGL
Falling Down Stairs (from the series Yo-Yo Ma, inspired by Bach)
VHS 792.84 FALLING
Search also in the subject keyword for these headings: Music China; Music Mongolia; Music Russia; Music Uzbekistan; Music Turkey; Music Iran; Music Afghanistan; Music Greece; Music Syria
For more information, please contact:
Seattle Public Library
Arts, Recreation, and Literature Department
(206) 386-4613