Songcatchers : in search of the world's music /
Music is elemental, universal, instinctive - a mysterious pulse at the very heart of the human experience. This tale is a panorama of the world's music and a vivid portrait of the pioneers who traveled far and wide to collect it. Mickey Hart, the Grateful Dead's percussionist, is also a de...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Geographic,
[2003]
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| Summary: | Music is elemental, universal, instinctive - a mysterious pulse at the very heart of the human experience. This tale is a panorama of the world's music and a vivid portrait of the pioneers who traveled far and wide to collect it. Mickey Hart, the Grateful Dead's percussionist, is also a dedicated musicologist who has recorded traditional music all over the globe. His personal quest is part of the fascinating book. Filled with historical photographs and highlighted by a time line that traces the hundred-year evolution of recording technology, Songcatchers in an informative, always engrossing odyssey of the world's musical heritage and our ongoing effort to understand, appreciate, and preserve it. |
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| Physical Description: | 172 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-163), discography (pages 170-171), and index. |
| ISBN: | 079224107X |