Ter Ellingson class tapes (Tibet), 1973-1974

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Ellingson, Ter
Title
Ter Ellingson class tapes (Tibet)
Dates
1973-1974 (inclusive)
Quantity
13 items  :  EC - 5 reels; WT - 4 reels (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo, 10") (see notes); 4 WAV files (48 kHz, 24-bit); Duration: 3:03:13; reprint of Ellingson's article, "The Mathematics of Tibetan Rol Mo" (Ethnomusicology XXIII, No. 2, May 1979); Music 445 class notes; copy of notes on deposit in Archives of Traditional Music (their Ellingson collection # is 81-110-F)
Collection Number
1981046
Summary
Recordings compiled from collector's field recordings and commercial recordings; original field tapes deposited in Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University.
Repository
University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Unrestricted: collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Ter Ellingson is Professor of Music and Adjunct Professor of Comparative Religion and South Asian Studies at the University of Washington. He holds an M.A., Religion, from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D., Anthropology/Buddhist Studies, from the University of Wisconsin. Ellingson's areas of specialization include Tibet, Nepal, Buddhist Cultures; Ritual, Symbolism, History, Notation/Transcription, Visual Media.

See https://music.washington.edu/people/ter-ellingson for more information.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Contents summary: Tape 1 - Glu Gzhas; Tape 2 - Regional music; Tape 3 - Ritual vocal music; Tape 4 - Rol Mo

Prof. Ellingson to provide class notes to accompany tapes; reel #5 duplicated by material in collection 87-10, other material not duplicated anywhere else (L.S. and T.E. conversation 11-20-87); reel #5 (EC) was blank so returned to Prof. Ellingson 6/93 in hopes of locating original material (label on side of tape box - Ellingson Tape 5: Dbyangs: Dpyid Glu)

Some documentation scanned into .pdf format. See attachments.

EC analog reels digitized 2/2016 (48 kHz, 24-bit) - 81-46.1.wav (30:29), 81-46.2.wav (39:40), 81-46.3.wav (51:06), 81-46.4.wav (44:23).

Documentation: See list in Notes field

Documentation: photo-copies of tape box notes and examples of musical notation

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Description
1981046-0003
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
1981046-0004
1 audiotape : Audio Reel

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Ethnomusicology
  • Music--China--Tibet Autonomous Region
  • Musical Instruments--Tibet
  • Ritual
  • Tibetans--Asia--Central Asia
  • Vocal

Geographical Names

  • Asia

Form or Genre Terms

  • Educational media
  • Field recordings
  • Instructional materials
  • Sound recordings