Among the Jasmine Trees: Music and Modernity in Contemporary Syria

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AmongtheJasmineTrees  This page intentionally left blank # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! # "# "# "# "# "# "# !!!!!! AmongtheJasmineTrees       Jonathan Holt Shannon   Wesleyan University Press           ,            Shannon: Among the Jasmine Trees page iv Published by Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, CT 06459 www.wesleyan.edu/wespress© 2006 by Jonathan Holt Shannon Unless otherwise indicated, photographs © 2006 by Jonathan Holt Shannon Printed in the United States of America 5 4 3 2 1 All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The publisher gratefully acknowledges assistance from the Manfred Bukofzer Publication Endowment Fund of the American Musicological Society. Shannon, Jonathan Holt. Among the jasmine trees : music and modernity in contemporary Syria / Jonathan Holt Shannon. p. cm. — (Music/culture) Includes bibliographical references (p. ), discography (p. ), and index. -: 978–0-8195–6798–7 (cloth : alk. paper) -: 0–8195–6798–1 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Music—Social aspects—Syria. 2. Music—Syria—21st century—Philosophy and aesthetics. 3. Syria—Social life and customs—21st century. I. Title. II. Series. . 2006 780.95691—dc22 2005028912 Published by Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, CT 06459 www.wesleyan.edu/wespress© 2006 by Jonathan Holt Shannon Unless otherwise indicated, photographs © 2006 by Jonathan Holt Shannon All rights reserved First Wesleyan paperback 2009 Printed in the United States of America 5 4 3 2 isbn for the paperback edition: 978–0–8195–6944–8 The publisher gratefully acknowledges assistance from the Manfred Bukofzer Publication Endowment Fund of the American Musicological Society. Wesleyan University Press is member of the Green Press Initiative. The paper used in this book meets their minimum requirement for recycled paper. Shannon: Among the Jasmine Trees page v In Memorium               (1924–1999) �� �� Dedication To my mother,                In Memoriam This page intentionally left blank Damascene jasmine Has white claws That pierce the walls of memory . . . —NizÂar QabbÂanµı, LÂa GhÂaliba ilÂa AllÂah            This page intentionally left blank ...