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The Garland handbook of Latin American music / edited by Dale A. Olsen and Daniel E. Sheehy.
Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center CD 32295 1 disc
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LIBRA ML199 .G36 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--Latin America--History and criticism.
- Music.
- Music--Latin America.
- Latin America.
- Ethnic music recordings--Latin America.
- Local Subjects:
- Ethnic music recordings--Latin America.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 431 pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 28 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; London : Garland, 2000.
- Summary:
- This collection of articles provides a comprehensive overview of the musics of Latin America, covering such regions and cultures as Warao, Q'ero, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic, and many others. Written by a team of leading scholars, including Anthony Seeger, Ercilia Moreno Cha, Suzel Ana Reily, Gerard Behague, and Max H. Brandt, this handbook -- which includes an audio CD -- is an authoritative and accessible introduction to one of the most popular musics of the world.
- Contents:
- A Profile of the Lands and People of Latin America / Dale A. Olsen 2
- Approaches to Musical Scholarship / Dale A. Olsen 6
- Part 2 Issues and Processes in the Music of Latin America 27
- The Distribution, Symbolism, and Use of Musical Instruments / Dale A. Olsen 28
- Musical Genres and Contexts / Anthony Seeger 43
- Social Structure, Musicians, and Behavior / Anthony Seeger 54
- Musical Dynamics / Anthony Seeger 66
- Native American Musical Cultures / Dale A. Olsen 78
- Music of Immigrant Groups / Dale A. Olsen 83
- Part 3 Nations and Musical Traditions 93
- Caribbean Latin America 95
- Dominican Republic / Martha Ellen Davis 97
- Cuba / Olavo Alen Rodriguez 116
- Puerto Rico / Hector Vega Drouet 134
- Middle Latin America 145
- Mexico / Daniel E. Sheehy 148
- Guatemala / Linda O'Brien-Rothe 175
- South America 193
- The Music of South America / Dale A. Olsen 194
- The Tropical-Forest Region / Anthony Seeger 201
- Warao / Dale A. Olsen 216
- Venezuela / Max H. Brandt 227
- Brazil: Central and Southern Areas / Suzel Ana Reily 250
- Afro-Brazilian Traditions / Gerard Behague 272
- Paraguay / Timothy D. Watkins 288
- Argentina / Ercilia Moreno Cha 303
- Bolivia / Henry Stobart 326
- Q'ero / John Cohen 345
- Peru / Raul R. Romero 352.
- Notes:
- Articles originally published in: The Garland encyclopedia of world music, v. 2, South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. 1998.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-396) and index.
- Includes discography and filmography.
- ISBN:
- 0815338333
- OCLC:
- 44720489
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