ABSTRACT
The presence of Asian musics in the United States is a multifaceted subject requiring more than one perspective. Various Asian musics have had a strong appeal in the non-Asian community. With the proliferation of ethnomusicology programs and the offering of courses on Asian musics to a broad range of students, an increasing number of Americans have become aware of and been attracted to various Asian musics. A number of organizations have been founded to promote various Asian musics, some organized by Asian Americans, some by non-Asian Americans. During the twentieth century, both European and American composers continued their interests in Asian musics but with increasing knowledge and firsthand experience. Asian musics have come to the United States through proliferating media-records, compact discs, audiocassettes, films, videos, CD-ROM, VCDs, television and radio shows, live concerts, performance courses-but most of these are experienced in new and often personal contexts.
