Music in West Africa

Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture

Ruth M. Stone (Autor)

Media-Kombination

130 Seiten

2004
Oxford University Press Inc
9780195145007 (ISBN)

Infos

This book introduces the musical traditions of West Africa and discusses the diversity, motifs, and structure of West African music within the larger patterns of the region's culture. Drawing upon the author's extensive fieldwork, it explores how the music's complex rhythmic combinations in fast-paced patterns and quick, tightly orchestrated movements influence how West Africans understand themselves and their culture.

Inhalt

1. TRAVELING TO WEST AFRICA ; 2. PERFORMANCE FACETS ; 3. VOICES: LAYERED TONE COLORS ; 4. PART-COUNTERPART: CALL AND RESPONSE ; 5. TIME AND POLYRHYTHM ; 6. SURVEYING THE TRIP: CUTTING THE EDGE

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.6.2004
• Reihe/Serie: Global Music Series
• Zusatzinfo: 13 halftones, 1 map & 3 line illus.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 209 x 137 mm
• Gewicht: 172 g
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-13: 9780195145007 / 9780195145007
• Zustand: Neuware