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Excursions in world music / Bruno Nettl ... [and others].
Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center C 3328 2 cassettes
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LIBRA MT6 .E98 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music appreciation.
- Ethnomusicology.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 340 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm + 2 audiocassettes + 2 audio discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
- Place of Publication:
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, [1997]
- Summary:
- This introductory text offers readers a glimpse into the major musical traditions of the world by first presenting a lively vignette of a musical performance, followed by a general description of the society and its music. Each chapter features a specific area of the world, and is written in friendly non-technical language by a scholar who is a specialist in that region.
- Excursions in World Music, Second Edition gives students a concrete grasp of the rich diversity of the world's music by highlighting the most important social and musical aspects for each culture. The opening chapter provides an introduction to ethnomusicology and the study of world music by Bruno Nettl, one of the leading scholars in the field.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction: Studying Musics of the World's Cultures / Bruno Nettl 1
- Our Purpose: Presenting the World of Music 1
- Notes on The Marriage of Figaro 3
- Certain Basic Assumptions 4
- Universals of Music 6
- Musical Change, Transmission, and History 7
- Musical Instruments 8
- Why Different Cultures Have Different Kinds of Music 9
- The Field of Ethnomusicology 11
- 2 The Music of India / Charles Capwell 14
- Attending a Music Conference in Calcutta 14
- Roots 22
- The Karnatak Recital and Types of Pieces 29
- Instruments 33
- The Realm of Indian Music 37
- Prospects 39
- 3 Music of the Middle East / Bruno Nettl 42
- Concerts in Tehran 42
- Musical and Cultural Values 48
- Middle Eastern Culture and History 54
- Melody and Rhythm 58
- Ways of Making Music 60
- 4 The Music of China / Isabel K. F. Wong 69
- The Contemporary Scene 69
- Instrumental Performance at a Teahouse in Shanghai 78
- The Qin and Its Music 82
- The Pipa and Its Music 88
- Prominent Features in Culture and Music 89
- Regional Styles 92
- Peking Opera 93
- 5 The Music of Japan / Isabel K. F. Wong 104
- Hogaku Performance in Tokyo 104
- Theater Music 112
- The Religious Traditions 119
- A Concert and a Court Tradition 123
- General Tendencies and Characteristics of Hogaku 128
- 6 The Music of Indonesia / Charles Capwell 131
- Javanese Music in Chicago 131
- The Javanese Gamelan 133
- The Cultural and Historical Significance of Javanese Gamelan Music 139
- Music in Bali 145
- The Influence of Foreign Artists and Tourists 151
- Four Kinds of Popular Music in Java 154
- Unity in Diversity 158
- 7 The Music of Sub-Saharan Africa / Thomas Turino 161
- A Shona Mbira Performance in Zimbabwe 161
- The Mbira and Some General Principles of African Music 165
- Africa General and Africa Specific 168
- Musical Values, Practices, and Social Style 169
- A Sampling of Instruments 181
- Urban-Popular Music Traditions 184
- 8 The Musical Culture of Europe / Philip V. Bohlman 191
- Music in the Life of Modern Vienna 191
- Europe as a Music Culture 196
- Ideas about Music 202
- Musical Instruments 209
- History and Social Structure in European Musical Life 214
- European Music in the Late Twentieth Century 216
- 9 Music in Latin America / Thomas Turino 223
- An Andean Mestizo Fiesta in Paucartambo, Peru 223
- Sociocultural Heritages and Historical Background 227
- Mestizo Musical Values and Musical Style 229
- Native American Musical Values and Musical Style 238
- African-American Musical Values and Styles 244
- 10 Native American Music / Bruno Nettl 251
- "North American Indian Days" 251
- Some Older Ceremonial Traditions 255
- The World of Native American Cultures and Music 256
- Ideas about Music 258
- Musical Instruments 260
- Aspects of the History of Native American Music 263
- 11 Ethnic North America / Philip V. Bohlman 269
- Music at the Urban Folk Festival 269
- The Multiplicity of Musics in North America 272
- Ideas about Music 275
- Musical Instruments 283
- Social Structure/Musical Structure 288
- The Music of an African-American Community 291
- Contemporary and Popular Ethnic Musics 301.
- Notes:
- Includes discographies, bibliographical references, and index.
- ISBN:
- 0132306328
- OCLC:
- 34543630
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