Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction  

Chapter 1 Methodical approach and Theory

 1.1 Methodology

1.2 Fieldwork 

1.3 Ethics

1.4 Studio and live sound

1.5 Global sound

1.6 Aesthetics

Chapter 2 Composing, arranging and orchestration

2.1 Composing

2.2 Arranging and orchestration

2.3 Rehearsals

2.4 Microtuning  

Chapter 3 Behind the albums

3.1 Thailand and Cambodia

3.2 Lebanon and Palestine

3.3 Asian Flow – The studio albums 

3.4 Preproduction the live concert

3.5 Mixing the studio albums

3.5.1 Mixing the live albums

3.6 Mastering

Chapter 4 Cases

4.1 No More Tears

4.1.1 Bratislava Strings

4.1.2 Arabic parts

4.1.3 The arrangement

4.2 Live in Concert 

4.2.1 Ya Tara

4.2.2 Too Close

4.2.3 The Arabic instruments

4.3 Dawara – the album

4.3.1 Istanbul Strings

4.3.2 Harmonic approach

4.3.3 Thai traditional instruments

4.4 Timeline reflections

Final remarks

References

Appendix

I: Albums

II: Scores

III: Lyrics 

IV: Field Work Gallery

V: Paper presentations