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African music : a people's art / Francis Bebey ; translated by Josephine Bennett.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML350 .B4213
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bebey, Francis.
- Standardized Title:
- Musique de l'Afrique. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Music--Africa--History and criticism.
- Music.
- Africa.
- Penn Provenance:
- Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- vii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 184 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First U.S. Edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Lawrence Hill & Company, 1975.
- Contents:
- Expression of Life
- The African Musician
- The Musical Instruments: Stringed instruments; Wind and air instruments; Keyboard instruments; Lithophones; Drums; The Human voice
- The Music.
- Notes:
- Translation of Musique de l'Afrique.
- "Selective discography, revised and updated by Richard Hill": pages 149-173.
- "Recent recordings": pages 174-176.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
- ISBN:
- 0882080512 :
- 0882080504
- OCLC:
- 1340462
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