Author: Ruth M. StonePublisher:
ISBN: 9781315086446
Category : MUSIC
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The World's Music
Author: Ruth M. StonePublisher:
ISBN: 9781315086446
Category : MUSIC
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The World's Music: General Perspectives and Reference Tools
Author: Ruth Marie StoneThe Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Author: Ruth M. StonePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135154411X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 3969
Book Description
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music is a ten-volume reference work, organized geographically by continent to represent the musics of the world in nine volumes. The tenth volume houses reference tools and descriptive information about the encyclopedia’s structure, criteria for inclusion and other information specific to the field of ethnomusicology. An award-winning reference, its contributions are from top researchers around the world who were active in fieldwork and from key institutions with programs in ethnomusicology. GEWM has become a familiar acronym, and it remains highly revered for its scholarship, uncontested in being the sole encompassing reference work with a broad survey of world music. More than 9,000 pages, with musical illustrations, photographs and drawings, it is accompanied by 300+ audio examples.
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Author: Alison ArnoldPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351544381
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1126
Book Description
In this volume, sixty-eight of the world's leading authorities explore and describe the wide range of musics of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Nepal and Afghanistan. Important information about history, religion, dance, theater, the visual arts and philosophy as well as their relationship to music is highlighted in seventy-six in-depth articles.
The Garland encyclopedia of world music
Author: Dale A. OlsenPublisher:
ISBN: 9780824049478
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
Book Description
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Author: Virginia DanielsonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351544179
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1212
Book Description
Expert writers present the major traditions of North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia, together with personal accounts of performers, composers, teachers, and ceremonies. A special feature of this volume is the inclusion of dozens of brief snap-shot essays that offer "lifestories" of typical musicmakers and their art, as well as first-person descriptions of specific music performances and events. Also includes maps and music examples.
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Author: J.W. LovePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351544322
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1116
Book Description
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Author: Ellen KoskoffPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351544144
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 2651
Book Description
This volume makes available the full range of the American/Canadian musical experience, covering-for the first time in print-all major regions, ethnic groups, and traditional and popular contexts. From musical comedy to world beat, from the songs of the Arctic to rap and house music, from Hispanic Texas to the Chinese communities of Vancouver, the coverage captures the rich diversity and continuities of the vibrant music we hear around us. Special attention is paid to recent immigrant groups, to Native American traditions, and to such socio-musical topics as class, race, gender, religion, government policy, media, and technology.
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Author: Robert C. ProvinePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351544292
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 2195
Book Description
This volume explores not only the close ties that link the cultures and musics of East and Northeast Asia, but also the distinctive features that separate them.
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Author: Terry E. MillerPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351544209
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
Book Description
The first complete music reference for the region, this volume covers all the nations of modern Southeast Asia: Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines in thirty-five articles, written by twenty-seven expert contributors.