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African art music : political, social, and cultural factors behind its development and practice in Nigeria / Paul Konye ; with a foreword by Daniel Avorgbedor.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML355.N6 K6 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Konye, Paul (Musician)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--Nigeria--History and criticism.
- MUSON (Organization : Nigeria).
- Music--Nigeria--Western influences.
- Music.
- Nigeria.
- Physical Description:
- iv, 218 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, [2007]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Selected literature review
- Making the case for Nigerian in art music
- Colonization of Nigeria and the advent of western music
- Cultural nationalism and the development of Nigerian art music
- Pioneers of Nigerian art music
- The musical society of Nigeria
- The Muson Symphony Orchestera
- African art music in the diaspora
- Music education in Nigeria
- Nigerian composers
- Summary and conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-213) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Louis A. Duhring Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780773452534
- 0773452532
- OCLC:
- 179793647
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