Performing Democracy - Bulgarian Music and Musicians in Transition +CD : Bulgarian Music And Musicians in Transition

List of Illustrations ix Preface and Acknowledgments xv Notes on Transliteration and Pronunciation xxiii PART I Socialist Culture in Transition Transits 3(49) ``Going as Guests'': Ethnography and Commensality under Socialism 52(27) From the Square to the Stage: Musical Life through the 1940s 79(53) The ``Folkloric Philharmonia'': Building Professional Ensembles and Orchestras 132(45) Writing Nationalism, Rewriting Tradition: Politics, Professionalism, and Music Composition 177(50) PART II Nationalist Narratives: Marketing Bulgarian Identities through Folk Ensemble Tableaus ``Cutting the National Crystal'': The ``Koutev Line'' 227(29) A Pirin Spectacle 256(20) Legendary Rodopa: Cradle of Orpheus 276(38) Thracian Tales 314(27) PART III Ethnography and Antistructure Balkana and Le mystere des voix bulgares 341(45) ``Tell Me How a Pepper Is Planted'': Song as Social History 386(40) Democracy or ``Crazy-ocracy''? Musical Interpretations 426(55) Glossary 481(6) Discography 487(4) References 491(20) Index 511