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UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: Robert Garfias (Korean Court Music), 1966-06
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Garfias, Robert; Schultz, Harold
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: Robert Garfias (Korean Court Music)
- Dates
- 1966-061966-061966-06
- Quantity
- 1 items : EC - 1 vct (U-matic, color); Dub - 1 vct (VHS, color); Duration: 00:15:00
- Collection Number
- 1999012
- Summary
- Filmed and recorded by Robert Garfias and Harold Schultz, June 9-10, 1966; copyright 1969 by University of Washington Press, Seattle.
- Repository
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University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access is restricted.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Robert Garfias was born in San Francisco in 1932, the child of Mexican-American parents. As a youngster he studied classical guitar and jazz saxophone. In high school he studied Western classical music composition, and he formed a jazz combo that played gigs for beatniks in the North Beach area of San Francisco, where he traveled in a circle of musicians that included Dave Brubeck, Vince Delgado, Vince Guaraldi, Harry Partch, and Bill Smith. During his career he founded the ethnomusicology program at the University of Washington; served as Dean of Arts at the University of California, Irvine, as a member of the Smithsonian Council, and as a presidential appointee to the U.S. National Council for the Arts; and conducted significant periods of fieldwork and language study in Japan, Okinawa, Korea, the Philippines, Mexico, Zimbabwe, Central America, Burma, Romania, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, and among Okinawans in the United States.
- Society for Ethnomusicology Newsletter (Vol. 7, No. 4, September 2013)
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Washington Films: Ethnic Music and Dance Series; Robert Garfias/editor; University of Washington Press, Seattle and London; Filmed and recorded by Robert Garfias and Harold Schultz, June 9,10, 1966; Copyright 1969 by University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA.
Produced by the University of Washington Archives of Ethnic Music and Dance in cooperation with Seoul National University and with the assistance of the JDR 3rd Fund.
Collection includes 2 vcts: Tape I - 99-12.1 EC (U-matic); Tape II - 99-12.1 Dub (VHS)
Contents: 1) Chon P'e Hi-Mun (Royal Ancestor's Music): Orchestra on the Terrace; 2) So Mu (Royal Ancestor's Music): Orchestra on the Ground; 3) Solo on the P'youn Kyong (Stone Chimes); 4) Ujo Karak (Chamber Music); 5) Yo Min Rak (Chamber Music)
Documentation: University of Washington Press catalog.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Classical Music--Korea
- Ethnomusicology
- Video recordings in ethnomusicology
Geographical Names
- Asia
- Korea--Asia--East Asia
Form or Genre Terms
- Video recordings
