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Excursions in World Music - Bruno Nettl, Thomas Turino, Isabel K. F. Wong, Charles Capwell, Philip Bohlman

Excursions in World Music

Buch | Softcover
456 Seiten
2007 | 5th edition
Routledge (Verlag)
9780131887855 (ISBN)
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For one semester/ quarter courses in World Music and Introductory Ethnomusicology, and for use as a supplementary text in general Music Appreciation courses.  

This dynamic introductory text takes students on a vivid exploration into the major musical cultures of the world by first presenting a lively vignette of a musical occasion, and then placing that occasion in the context of a general description of the society and musical culture.

 

List of Recordings                                                                                             

 

Preface                                                                                                                

 

Chapter 1: Introduction: Studying Musics of the World’s Cultures                  

Bruno Nettl

Our Purpose: Presenting the World of Music    

Notes on the “Marriage of Figaro”    

Certain Basic Assumptions    

Universals of Music    

Musical Change, Transmission, and History    

Musical Instruments    

Why Different Cultures Have Different Kinds of Music    

The Field of Ethnomusicology    

Bibliography

Chapter 2:  The Music of India

Charles Capwell

Attending a Music Conference in Calcutta    

Roots    

The Karnatak Recital and Types of Pieces    

Instruments   

The Realm of Indian Music    

Prospects    

Bibliography

Discography

 

Chapter 3: Music of the Middle East                                                                       

Bruno Nettl

Concerts in Tehran    

Musical and Cultural Values    

Middle Eastern Culture and History    

Melody and Rhythm    

Ways of Making Music    

Bibliography

Discography

 

Chapter 4: The Music of China

Isabel K. F. Wong

The Contemporary Scene    

Instrumental Performance at a Teahouse in Shanghai    

The Qin and Its Music    

The Pipa and Its Music    

Prominent Features in Culture and Music    

Regional Styles    

Bibliography

Discography

 

Chapter 5: The Music of Japan

Isabel K. F. Wong

Hogaku Performance in Tokyo    

Theater Music    

The Religious Traditions    

A Concert and a Court Tradition    

General Tendencies and Characteristics of Hogaku    

Bibliography

Discography

 

Chapter 6: The Music of Indonesia

Charles Capwell

Javanese Music in Chicago    

The Javanese Gamelan    

The Cultural and Historical Significance of Javanese Gamelan Music    

Music in Bali    

The Influence of Foreign Artists and Tourists    

Four Kinds of Popular Music in Java    

Unity in Diversity    

Bibliography

Discography


Chapter 7: The Music of Sub-Saharan Africa                                                     

Thomas Turino

A Shona Mbira Performance in Zimbabwe    

The Mbira and Some General Principles of African Music    

Africa General and Africa Specific    

Musical Values, Practices, and Social Style    

A Sampling of Instruments    

Popular Music in the Twentieth Century    

Bibliography

Discography

 

Chapter 8: The Musical Culture of Europe

Philip V. Bohlman

Music in the Life of Modern Vienna

Europe as a Music Culture 

Ideas About Music   

Musical Instruments    

History and Social Structure in European Musical Life    

European Music at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century    

Bibliography

Discography

 

Chapter 9:  Music in Latin America

Thomas Turino

An Andean Mestizo Fiesta in Paucartambo, Peru   

Sociocultural Heritages and Historical Background

Mestizo Musical Values and Musical Style

Native American Musical Values and Musical Style

African American Musical Values and Styles

Bibliography

Discography

 

Chapter 10: Music in the Caribbean

Timothy Rommen

Cat Island, June 2, 2006: Ninth Annual Rake-n-Scrape Festival.

Shared Histories, Mutual Challenges

Themes in Caribbean Music

We, the People: Nation And Identity In The Caribbean

Bibliography

Discography

 

Chapter 11: Native American Music

Bruno Nettl

“North American Indian Days”    

Some Older Ceremonial Traditions    

The World of Native American Cultures and Music    

Ideas about Music    

Musical Instruments  

Aspects of the History of American Native American Music 

Bibliography

Discography

 

Chapter 12: Ethnic North America

Philip V. Bohlman

Music at the Urban Folk Festival    

The Multiplicity of Musics in North America    

Ideas about Music    

Musical Instruments  

Social Structure/Musical Structure

The Music of an African American Community   

Ethnic Music and the Globalization of American Popular Music    

Bibliography

Discography

 

Glossary                                

 

Index                                       

Erscheint lt. Verlag 18.7.2007
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 254 x 201 mm
Gewicht 794 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Musik
ISBN-13 9780131887855 / 9780131887855
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