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Inna  Naroditskaya

I began my musical career as a performing pianist and musicologist in the former Soviet Union, and immigrating to the US, completed my PhD in ethnomusicology at the University of Michigan. As an ethnomusicologist, historian, and performer, with professional and personal experiences worldwide, I am curious about and invested in a variety of scholarly inquiries.Viewing music as an active force in politics, I wrote my first book, Song from the Land of Fire: Azerbaijani Mugham in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Periods (2006) on Azerbaijani music. Music and gender is a major theme in my research. When I wrote on Russian music and theater, the topic of women, music, and politics surged powerfully from the material itself. This research culminated in my second book, Bewitching Russian Opera: The Empress from State to Stage (2012). This volume on Catherine II’s conspicuously “forgotten” operas has been reviewed as a work of “revisionism” that gives “lovers of Russian opera really spicy food for thought” (Taruskin) and as an “exciting and path-breaking study that should change the way we look at Russian opera, gender and the course of modern Russian cultural history” (Levitt). “In the boldness of her writing, Inna Naroditskaya in some ways resembles Catherine the Great,” writes O’Malley.I have served as an author and co-editor of two volumes produced by the Music and Minority group (of ITCM)– Manifold Identities (2004) and Music and Minorities (2018).Attempting to connect different parts of my professional and personal life as a musician and an immigrant, I felt committed and fortunate to assemble an amazing team of contributors for my edited volume, Music of Diasporic Weddings in the US (2018). This book comprises chapters on Roma weddings in New York, klezmer in Baltimore, Arabic wedding music across American cities, Indian wedding musicians, and American Latina weddings. It also includes cases of authoethnography written by bride/ethnomusicologists and chapters by musicians playing at weddings.My works were published in at least five languages In addition to scholarship, I have written articles and OpEds for a wide readership in The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, and Pacific Standard.Mong many articles, the most recent ones focus on tango, "Is Argentine tango Russian, and how Jewish is Russian Tango" . . . https://www.google.com/search?q=Is Argentyine tango russian

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Research paper thumbnail of Russian Minervas Staging Empire

Oxford University Press eBooks, Dec 23, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Song from the Land of Fire

Song from the Land of Fire explores Azerbaijanian musical culture, a subject previously unexamine... more Song from the Land of Fire explores Azerbaijanian musical culture, a subject previously unexamined by American and European scholars. This book contains notations of mugham performance--a fusion of traditional poetry and musical improvisation--and analysis of hybrid genres, such as mugham-operas and symphonic mugham by native composers. Intimately connected to the awakening of Azerbaijanian national consciousness while ruled by the Russian Empire and the USSR, mugham is inseparable from the contexts in which it is produced and heard. Inna Naroditskaya provides the historical and political contexts for mugham and profiles the musicians, musical genealogies, and musical institutions of Azerbaijan.

Research paper thumbnail of The dynamics of Azerbaijanian mugam in the twentieth century

Research paper thumbnail of A Wave of Melodious Sound": The Basics of Mugham

Research paper thumbnail of Serf Actresses in the Tsarinas’ Russia: Social Class Cross-Dressing in Russian Serf Theaters of the Eighteenth Century 1

Research paper thumbnail of Music in war: Musical enactment of conflict and compromise in Azerbaijan

Research paper thumbnail of RusalkaWater, Power, and Women

Oxford University Press eBooks, Dec 23, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Russian rusalkas and nationalism water, power, and women

Research paper thumbnail of Introduction singing each to each

Research paper thumbnail of Song from the Land of Fire: Azerbaijanian Mugam in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Periods

Song from the Land of Fire explores Azerbaijanian musical culture, a subject previously unexamine... more Song from the Land of Fire explores Azerbaijanian musical culture, a subject previously unexamined by American and European scholars. This book contains notations of mugham performance--a fusion of traditional poetry and musical improvisation--and analysis of hybrid genres, such as mugham-operas and symphonic mugham by native composers. Intimately connected to the awakening of Azerbaijanian national consciousness while ruled by the Russian Empire and the USSR, mugham is inseparable from the contexts in which it is produced and heard. Inna Naroditskaya provides the historical and political contexts for mugham and profiles the musicians, musical genealogies, and musical institutions of Azerbaijan.

Research paper thumbnail of Bewitching Russian OperaThe Tsarina from State to Stage

Research paper thumbnail of Music of the Sirens

... Linda J. Ivanits writes about the half-fish, half-man vodianoi (voda, water) and his lesser ..... more ... Linda J. Ivanits writes about the half-fish, half-man vodianoi (voda, water) and his lesser ... Press, 1998), 5:147–48; Robert Graves and Raphael Patai, Hebrew Myths: The Book of Genesis ... Press, 1998), 10 and 57; John RT Pollard, ''Muses and Sirens,'' The Classical Review ns, 2 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Beyond the Text: Growing into Music in Azerbaijan. 2013. Directed by Sanubar Baghirova; edited by Michele Banal. 90 minutes. Colour, DVD. Supported by SOAS, University of London, Royal Holloway University (http://growingintomusic.co.uk/azerbaijan-music-of-ashiq/films-of-growing-into-music.html)

Yearbook for Traditional Music, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Greeted with Smiles: Bukharian Jewish Music and Musicians in New York by Evan Rapport

Research paper thumbnail of InterludeTo Patria and Nation

Oxford University Press eBooks, Dec 23, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of <i>The Philosophy of Music by Abu Nasr Muhammad al-Farabi</i> (review)

Asian Music, 2009

ogy at Th e Hebrew University. It is an important contribution to the history of ethnomusicology ... more ogy at Th e Hebrew University. It is an important contribution to the history of ethnomusicology as a discipline in Palestine/Israel, and to some extent Germany and the United States. By making the sources accessible and organizing them, Katz opened the doors for further studies and editions, especially Lachmann’s book on the music of the Berbers, and in-depth interpretations of the materials. In this lays the achievement of “Th e Lachmann Problem.”

Research paper thumbnail of Azerbaijanian Female Musicians: Women's Voices Defying and Defining the Culture

Ethno-musicology, 2000

Page 1. VOL. 44, NO. 2 ETHNOMUSICOLOGY SPRING/SUMMER 2000 Azerbaijanian Female Musicians: Women&#... more Page 1. VOL. 44, NO. 2 ETHNOMUSICOLOGY SPRING/SUMMER 2000 Azerbaijanian Female Musicians: Women's Voices Defying and Defining the Culture INNA NARODITSKAYA / University of Michigan hree musicians-a ...

Research paper thumbnail of AzerbaijaniMughamand Carpet: Cross-Domain Mapping

Ethnomusicology Forum, Jun 1, 2005

Page 1. Ethnomusicology Forum Vol. 14, No. 2, June 2005, pp. 25-55 Azerbaijani Mugham and Carpet:... more Page 1. Ethnomusicology Forum Vol. 14, No. 2, June 2005, pp. 25-55 Azerbaijani Mugham and Carpet: Cross-Domain Mapping Inna Naroditskaya In Azerbaijani culture, mugham (classical music) and carpet relate structurally, semiotically, and socially. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Oleg at the Roots of Russian Historical Opera

Oxford University Press eBooks, Dec 23, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Ruslan and LiudmilaThe Princess, the Witch, and the Dwarf

Oxford University Press eBooks, Dec 23, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Russian Minervas Staging Empire

Oxford University Press eBooks, Dec 23, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Song from the Land of Fire

Song from the Land of Fire explores Azerbaijanian musical culture, a subject previously unexamine... more Song from the Land of Fire explores Azerbaijanian musical culture, a subject previously unexamined by American and European scholars. This book contains notations of mugham performance--a fusion of traditional poetry and musical improvisation--and analysis of hybrid genres, such as mugham-operas and symphonic mugham by native composers. Intimately connected to the awakening of Azerbaijanian national consciousness while ruled by the Russian Empire and the USSR, mugham is inseparable from the contexts in which it is produced and heard. Inna Naroditskaya provides the historical and political contexts for mugham and profiles the musicians, musical genealogies, and musical institutions of Azerbaijan.

Research paper thumbnail of The dynamics of Azerbaijanian mugam in the twentieth century

Research paper thumbnail of A Wave of Melodious Sound": The Basics of Mugham

Research paper thumbnail of Serf Actresses in the Tsarinas’ Russia: Social Class Cross-Dressing in Russian Serf Theaters of the Eighteenth Century 1

Research paper thumbnail of Music in war: Musical enactment of conflict and compromise in Azerbaijan

Research paper thumbnail of RusalkaWater, Power, and Women

Oxford University Press eBooks, Dec 23, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Russian rusalkas and nationalism water, power, and women

Research paper thumbnail of Introduction singing each to each

Research paper thumbnail of Song from the Land of Fire: Azerbaijanian Mugam in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Periods

Song from the Land of Fire explores Azerbaijanian musical culture, a subject previously unexamine... more Song from the Land of Fire explores Azerbaijanian musical culture, a subject previously unexamined by American and European scholars. This book contains notations of mugham performance--a fusion of traditional poetry and musical improvisation--and analysis of hybrid genres, such as mugham-operas and symphonic mugham by native composers. Intimately connected to the awakening of Azerbaijanian national consciousness while ruled by the Russian Empire and the USSR, mugham is inseparable from the contexts in which it is produced and heard. Inna Naroditskaya provides the historical and political contexts for mugham and profiles the musicians, musical genealogies, and musical institutions of Azerbaijan.

Research paper thumbnail of Bewitching Russian OperaThe Tsarina from State to Stage

Research paper thumbnail of Music of the Sirens

... Linda J. Ivanits writes about the half-fish, half-man vodianoi (voda, water) and his lesser ..... more ... Linda J. Ivanits writes about the half-fish, half-man vodianoi (voda, water) and his lesser ... Press, 1998), 5:147–48; Robert Graves and Raphael Patai, Hebrew Myths: The Book of Genesis ... Press, 1998), 10 and 57; John RT Pollard, &amp;amp;amp;#x27;&amp;amp;amp;#x27;Muses and Sirens,&amp;amp;amp;#x27;&amp;amp;amp;#x27; The Classical Review ns, 2 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Beyond the Text: Growing into Music in Azerbaijan. 2013. Directed by Sanubar Baghirova; edited by Michele Banal. 90 minutes. Colour, DVD. Supported by SOAS, University of London, Royal Holloway University (http://growingintomusic.co.uk/azerbaijan-music-of-ashiq/films-of-growing-into-music.html)

Yearbook for Traditional Music, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Greeted with Smiles: Bukharian Jewish Music and Musicians in New York by Evan Rapport

Research paper thumbnail of InterludeTo Patria and Nation

Oxford University Press eBooks, Dec 23, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of <i>The Philosophy of Music by Abu Nasr Muhammad al-Farabi</i> (review)

Asian Music, 2009

ogy at Th e Hebrew University. It is an important contribution to the history of ethnomusicology ... more ogy at Th e Hebrew University. It is an important contribution to the history of ethnomusicology as a discipline in Palestine/Israel, and to some extent Germany and the United States. By making the sources accessible and organizing them, Katz opened the doors for further studies and editions, especially Lachmann’s book on the music of the Berbers, and in-depth interpretations of the materials. In this lays the achievement of “Th e Lachmann Problem.”

Research paper thumbnail of Azerbaijanian Female Musicians: Women's Voices Defying and Defining the Culture

Ethno-musicology, 2000

Page 1. VOL. 44, NO. 2 ETHNOMUSICOLOGY SPRING/SUMMER 2000 Azerbaijanian Female Musicians: Women&#... more Page 1. VOL. 44, NO. 2 ETHNOMUSICOLOGY SPRING/SUMMER 2000 Azerbaijanian Female Musicians: Women's Voices Defying and Defining the Culture INNA NARODITSKAYA / University of Michigan hree musicians-a ...

Research paper thumbnail of AzerbaijaniMughamand Carpet: Cross-Domain Mapping

Ethnomusicology Forum, Jun 1, 2005

Page 1. Ethnomusicology Forum Vol. 14, No. 2, June 2005, pp. 25-55 Azerbaijani Mugham and Carpet:... more Page 1. Ethnomusicology Forum Vol. 14, No. 2, June 2005, pp. 25-55 Azerbaijani Mugham and Carpet: Cross-Domain Mapping Inna Naroditskaya In Azerbaijani culture, mugham (classical music) and carpet relate structurally, semiotically, and socially. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Oleg at the Roots of Russian Historical Opera

Oxford University Press eBooks, Dec 23, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Ruslan and LiudmilaThe Princess, the Witch, and the Dwarf

Oxford University Press eBooks, Dec 23, 2011

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