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Theory for Ethnomusicology
For courses in ethnomusicological theory. This book covers ethnomusicological theory, exploring some of the underpinnings of different approaches and analyzing differences and commonalities in these orientations. This text addresses how ethnomusicologists have used and applied these theories in eth... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2007 -
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: The World's Music: General Perspectives and Reference Tools (Garland Encyclopedia of World Music #10)
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music is a ten-volume reference work, organized geographically by continent to represent the musics of the world in nine volumes. The tenth volume houses reference tools and descriptive information about the encyclopedia’s structure, criteria for inclusion and other... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2002 -
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Africa (Garland Encyclopedia of World Music #1)
Explores key themes in African music that have emerged in recent years-a subject usually neglected in country-by-country coverageemphasizes the contexts of musical performance-unlike studies that offer static interpretations isolated from other performing traditions presents the fresh insights and a... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1997 -
The Garland Handbook of African Music
The Garland Handbook of African Music is comprised of essays from The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Volume 1, Africa, (1997). Revised and updated, the essays offer detailed, regional studies of the different musical cultures of Africa and examine the ways in which music helps to define the id... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2008 -
Music in West Africa
Music in West Africa is one of several case-study volumes that can be used along with Thinking Musically, the core book in the Global Music Series. Thinking Musically incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the practice of music around the world. It ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2005 -
Theory for Ethnomusicology: Histories, Conversations, Insights
Theory for Ethnomusicology: Histories, Conversations, Insights, Second Edition, is a foundational work for courses in ethnomusicological theory. The book examines key intellectual movements and topic areas in social and cultural theory, and explores the way they have been taken up in ethnomusicologi... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Music in Arabia: Perspectives on Heritage, Mobility, and Nation
by David A. McDonald • Ruth M. Stone • Jean Lambert • Scheherazade Hassan • Ghazi Al-Mulaifi • Ahmad AlSalhi • Aisha Bilkhair • Yassine Ayari • Majid H. al-Harthy • Kay Hardy Campbell • Khalid Albudoor • Anne Van Oostrum • Musallam Al-Kathiri • George MürerMusic in Arabia extends and challenges existing narratives of the region's distinctive but understudied music to reveal diverse and dynamic music cultures rooted in centuries-old heritage.Contributors to Music in Arabia bring a critical eye and ear to the contemporary soundscape, musical life, and e... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021