Experiencing Latin American Music / Carol A. Hess.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hess, Carol A., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Latin America--History and criticism.

Music.

Music--Latin America--Analysis, appreciation.

Music--Social aspects--Latin America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (399 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Experiencing Latin American Music draws on human experience as a point of departure for musical understanding. Students explore broad topics-identity, the body, religion, and more-and relate these to Latin American musics while refining their understanding of musical concepts and cultural-historical contexts. With its brisk and engaging writing, this volume covers nearly fifty genres and provides both students and instructors with online access to audio tracks and listening guides. A detailed instructor's packet contains sample quizzes, clicker questions, and creative, classroom-tested assignments designed to encourage critical thinking and spark the imagination. Remarkably flexible, this innovative textbook empowers students from a variety of disciplines to study a subject that is increasingly relevant in today's diverse society. In addition to the instructor's packet, online resources for students include:customized Spotify playlistonline listening guidesaudio sound links to reinforce musical conceptsstimulating activities for individual and group work

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Audio Selections

Acknowledgments

Note on the Text

1. Experiencing Latin American Music: An Introduction

2. Experiencing Latin American Film Music

3. Experiencing Musical Concepts: Focus on Latin America

4. Experiencing Latin American Religious Music

5. Experiencing Latin American Music And Identity

6. Experiencing Latin American Music through the Body

7. Experiencing Latin American Music And Politics

8. But Is It Art? Experiencing Latin American Classical Music

9. Experiencing Latin American Music: Globalization And Transnationalism

Glossary of Musical Terms

Selected Bibliography (English)

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

9780520961005

0520961005

OCLC:

1020304584