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Analytical studies in world music /

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Assembles eleven distinguished writers on music to discuss the ingenuity with which sound is organized in musical traditions all over the world. This work contains an introductory chapter which proposes ways to think about musical structures cross-culturally. It also contains recordings, notations,...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tenzer, Michael (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
World music > Analysis, appreciation.
Musiques du monde > Analyse et appréciation.
MUSIC > History & Criticism.
World music > Analysis, appreciation
Weltmusik
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Assembles eleven distinguished writers on music to discuss the ingenuity with which sound is organized in musical traditions all over the world. This work contains an introductory chapter which proposes ways to think about musical structures cross-culturally. It also contains recordings, notations, diagrams, and imaginative descriptions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 434 pages) : illustrations, music
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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