Mahagitá: Harp and Vocal Music of Burma

Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant

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Burma's preeminent player of the arched harp and one of Burma's most respected singers provide a beguiling sampling of the Burmese thachìn gyì (classical song) repertoire in these stunningly beautiful recordings made in Rangoon in 2000. The Burmese arched harp, a little known treasure among Asian musical instruments, figures prominently in Burma's classical music tradition. That tradition, developed over several centuries in Burma's royal courts, exhibits the restraint, subtlety, and elegance of many aristocratic traditions—but in an idiom uniquely Burmese. Extensive notes, photos. 76 minutes.

Track Listing

101	In praise of the Burmese harp	Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant	12:01
102	The glory of the king	Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant	6:20
103	Rain and a princess	Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant	11:13
104	Lonely in the forest	Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant	8:58
105	A hunstman enchanted	Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant	9:10
106	Longing in a forest glade	Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant	5:48
107	The twelve royal gates	Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant	6:50
108	The king's potency	Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant	7:54
109	Waiting	Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant	8:09