An exciting introduction to the diversity of musical cultures including Africa, North and South America, Eastern Europe, India, Indonesia, and Japan, this text conveys the fascination and the excitement associated with ethnomusicology through in-depth case studies written by those who have studied these cultures firsthand. Readers are introduced to the performers and learn the variations in style and opinion that make each culture's music vibrant and alive. The authors provide an understanding of each culture and its music, ...
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An exciting introduction to the diversity of musical cultures including Africa, North and South America, Eastern Europe, India, Indonesia, and Japan, this text conveys the fascination and the excitement associated with ethnomusicology through in-depth case studies written by those who have studied these cultures firsthand. Readers are introduced to the performers and learn the variations in style and opinion that make each culture's music vibrant and alive. The authors provide an understanding of each culture and its music, as well as an explanation of the theory and practice of ethnomusicology.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Type: Hardback First Printing of Third Edition. Hardcover and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Illustrated. Clean, bright, yellow cloth binding with bold brown titles on spine. There is a third inch deep scuff mark on front and on jacket, otherwise Fine-no other defects. Tight and solid, square. Pages clear white, clean, no marking, no creasing. An introduction to ethnomusicality, to help experience with understanding the meaning of music in diverse cultures. The authors describe and analyze the indigenous music of Africa, North and South America, Eastern Europe, India, Indonesia, and Japan. The work of distinguished ethnomusicologists Linda Fujie, Davie Locke, David McAllester, David Reck, John Schechter, Mark Slobin, and R. Anderson Sutton. 536 pages, indexed. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. Schirmer Books/Macmillan Pub, New York, 1996.
