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 Music: A State Affair in China |
 Through her research in China, Sabine Trebinjac discovered that music is intrinsically linked to the State apparatus. Her collections of Chinese music were the subject of her first book called Le pouvoir en chantant (Power Through Song) in which she dissects the complex process of traditionalization the State exerts on music in China.
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 00:08:12 |
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 What does Chinese Music Represent? |
 Sabine Trebinjac explains what should be understood by the term “Chinese music.†It includes all ethnic music present throughout the territory of the Popular Republic of China that has been traditionalized by the State.
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 00:04:02 |
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 The Uyghurs in Chinese Turkestan: Geographic, Historical, and Linguistic Overview |
 Sabine Trebinjac speaks about the Uyghurs, their habitat - in Chinese Turkestan -, and presents a historical overview of their origins. She then discusses the basic principles of the Uyghur language, which is Turkish in origin.
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 00:03:43 |
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 The Singularity of Uyghur Music |
 In this excerpt, Sabine Trebinjac explains the main differences between Uyghur music and Han music.
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 00:03:05 |
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 Uyghur Muqam |
 Sabine Trebinjac describes the singularities of the Uyghur Muqam. She also mentions the specific role of Dolan Muqams in the Uyghur Muqam.
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 00:05:05 |
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 Popular Uyghur Songs and Uyghur Identity |
 Popular songs represent the second aspect of Uyghur music. Their repertoires have a marked local dimension. Sabine Trebinjac discusses the first criteria the Uyghurs use for auto-identification: identification through geographic location.
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 00:01:40 |
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 The Disk Entitled “Chinese Turkestan/Uyghur Musicâ€, Excerpt from the Dastan section of the “Rak†Muqam. |
 Sabine Trebinjac discusses the disk called “Chinese Turkestan/Xinjiang. Uyghur Music†that she made along with Jean During and which was produced by Radio France Ocora. She plays an excerpt from the “Rak†Muqam.
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 00:09:07 |
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 A Muqam from the “Bom Bayawan†Dolans (Excerpt from the disk entitled “Chinese Turkestan/Xinjiangâ€) |
 Excerpt of a Muqam from the “Bom Bayawan†Dolans.
Often, the titles of Muqams of Dolans start with “bom,†which means “desert.â€
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 00:05:25 |
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 The Two Memories of Uyghur Musicians |
 Singers of traditional music in China have developed two memories. Although they publically sing the traditionalized music, they nonetheless reserve singing traditional music (or non traditionalized) for people who merit their trust.
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 00:02:40 |
An Ethnosociological Look at Chinese and Uyghur Music
