Excursions in world music /
This text creates a panoramic experience for readers by exposing them to the many musical cultures around the globe. In presenting cultural musical occasions, it enlightens about the function that music plays in a myriad of societies and urges beginners to define the personal relationships they have...
| Other Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2016.
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| Edition: | Sixth edition. |
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| Summary: | This text creates a panoramic experience for readers by exposing them to the many musical cultures around the globe. In presenting cultural musical occasions, it enlightens about the function that music plays in a myriad of societies and urges beginners to define the personal relationships they have with music in their lives. |
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| Item Description: | "The most siginificant new component of this sixth edition is the inclusion of a new chapter, written by Byron Dueck, which re-explores the Music of Ethnic North America, and that replaces Philip V. Bohlman's chapter on this topic from previous editions" -- page ix. |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 448 pages : illustrations (some color), music ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references, index, and, at the end of each chapter, a discography. |
| ISBN: | 9780205012855 020501285X |