HU Music of The Silk Road The Endangered Epic of Mongolia Essay

Question Description

The paper aims to reveal your personal experience and thoughts about music of the Silk Road through a discussion of a topic that interests you. The subject can be a genre, a performer, a group, a composer, or a style. Below is a tentative list of the topic that you may choose from but creativity is always welcome and you may come up with your own topic. Do not hesitate to convey your true thoughts about the topic!

4-5 pages in length (typed and double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font with one-inch margins).

At the end you must provide the list of sources that you’ve referred to. It can be a book, an article, or Internet source. Make sure you provide at least 5 sources. Frame your essay with introduction and conclusion.

Include one youtube link that illustrates your argument and briefly discuss it. Do not use the same links that we used in class.

IMPORTANT: If you borrow material from any outside source make sure you credit the source immediately. By borrowing I mean not only direct use but also paraphrasing. It is not enough just to include the title in the list of sources. Make sure you provide in-text citation. You can use any formatting style, including APA, Chicago, etc.

Your paper WILL go through Turnitin.com to detect possible plagiarism.

List of Topics

Maqam: Music and Philosophy

Ashigs: Musicians, Storytellers, and Entertainers

Aytish as a Bardic Contest in Central Asian Counties

Manas: The Story of the National Hero of Kyrgyz People

Koroglu: The National Epic of Turkic People

Tuuli: The Endangered Epic of Mongolia

Yokhor and Yalli: two Circle Dances from the Silk Road

Beijing Opera: The Treasure of Chinese Culture

Mei Lanfang and His Role in the History of Beijing Opera

Urtyn Duu: a Long Song of Mongolia

Khoomei: the Overtone Singing in Mongolia

Sama: a Circle Dance of the Sufi Dervishes

Dhikr: Chanting God’s Names in Islam

Mantra and the Concept of a Healing Prayer in Buddhism

Googoosh: the Story of Courage and Dedication

Cultural Revolution and Its Impact on Chinese Music

The Communist Era and the Challenges It Imposed on the Arts and Music

Rubric:

Introduction: Why did you choose this topic? [10]

Main body: Discussion of the selected genre/artist/style [50]

Youtube link and its discussion [10]

Conclusion: Summary of your discussion [10]

Works Cited: [10]

Formatting [10]

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