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UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Artur Simon recordings (Eastern Highlands of West Irian), 1975,1976,1978
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Simon, Artur
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Artur Simon recordings (Eastern Highlands of West Irian)
- Dates
- 1975,1976,1978 (inclusive)
- Quantity
- 1 items : EC - 1 reel; WT - 1 reel (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo, 7"); Duration: 00:10:30; journal in UW Music Library.
- Collection Number
- 1978041
- Summary
- Accompanies article by Artur Simon in Ethnomusicology (SEM journal), vol. 22, no. 3, September 1978; recorded originally 1975-76.
- 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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Unrestricted: collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Artur Simon (1938-) is an ethnomusicologist from Wesermünde, Germany. During his academic career, he studied at the University of Göttingen, the University of Hamburg, and the Hamburg University of Music and Theater before completing a dissertation on Egyptian folk music. He served as head of the ethnomusicology department from 1972 to 2003 at the Ethnological Museum in Berlin where he also managed the phonogram archive. His research focused on popular and ritual music in North and West Africa and Indonesia.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Article title: "Types and Functions of Music in the Eastern Highlands of West Irian.
Contents: see documentation file for most complete description of items.
Documentation: List of musical examples
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
Geographical Names
- New Guinea
- Oceania
- West Irian
