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Excursions in World Music and Study Guide Package

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ISBN-10: 0131073281

ISBN-13: 9780131073289

Edition: 4th 2004

Authors: Bruno Nettl, Thomas Turino, Isabel Wong, Charles Capwell, Philip V. Bohlman

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List price: $83.53
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 9/9/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Bruno Nettl is professor of music and anthropology at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. He is the author or editor of nineteen books, including Folk and Traditional Music of the Western Continents and The Study of Ethnomusicology. In 2012 he was awarded the Charles�Homer�Haskins�Prize, which is presented annually to a distinguished humanist by the American Council of Learned Societies

Thomas Turino is Professor of musicology and anthropology at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

Introduction: Studying Musics of the World's Cultures
Our Purpose: Presenting the World of Music
6Notes on
The Marriage of Figaro
Certain Basic Assumptions
Universals of Music
Musical Change, Transmission, and History
Musical Instruments
Why Do Different Cultures Have Different Kinds of Music
The Field of Ethnomusicology
The Music of India
Attending a Music Conference in Calcutta
Roots
The Karnatak Recital and Types of Pieces
Instruments
The Realm of Indian Music
Prospects
Music of the Middle East
Concerts in Tehran
Music and Cultural Values
Middle Eastern Culture and History
Melody and Rhythm
Ways of Making Music
The Music of China
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
The Music of Japan
Wong
Hogaku Performance in Tokyo
Theater Music
The Religious Traditions
A Concert and a Court Tradition
General Tendencies and Characteristics of Hogaku
The Music of Indonesia
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
The Music of Sub-Saharan Africa
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
Urban-Popular Music Traditions
The Musical Culture of Europe
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 in the Late Twentieth Century
Music in Latin America
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
Native American Music
” Some Older Ceremonial Traditions
The World of Native American Cultures and Music
Ideas about Music
Musical Instruments
Aspects of the History of American Indian Music
Ethnic North America
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
Contemporary and Popular Ethnic Musics
Glossary
Index