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Worlds of music : an introduction to the music of the world's peoples / Jeff Todd Titon, general editor ; with Timothy J. Cooley [and 7 others].

Contributor(s): Titon, Jeff Todd, 1943- [editor.] | Cooley, Timothy J, 1962- [editor.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookEdition: Sixth edition.Description: xxv, 630 pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 26 cm.ISBN: 1133953905; 9781133953906; 9781305868120; 1305868129.Subject(s): World music -- History and criticism | Ethnomusicology | Ethnomusicology | World musicGenre/Form: Criticism, interpretation, etc.Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only
Contents:
The music-culture as a world of music -- North America/Native America -- Africa/Ewe, Mande, Dagbamba, Shona, BaAka -- North America/Black America -- Europe/Central and Southeastern Regions -- Asia/India -- Asia/Indonesia -- Asia/China, Taiwan, Singapore, Overseas Chinese -- South America/Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru -- The Arab World -- Discovering and Documenting a World of Music.
Summary: Provides authoritative, accessible coverage of the world's music cultures. Based on the authors' fieldwork and expertise, this text presents in-depth explorations of several music cultures from around the world, with new chapters on China, Eastern Europe and the Arab world. The student-friendly, case-study approach and music-culture focus gives students a true sense of both the music and the culture that created it.
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General Circulation Books General Circulation Books Non-fiction ML3545 .W67 2016 (Browse shelf) Available BKO
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Includes bibliographical references, discographies, videographies, and index.

The music-culture as a world of music -- North America/Native America -- Africa/Ewe, Mande, Dagbamba, Shona, BaAka -- North America/Black America -- Europe/Central and Southeastern Regions -- Asia/India -- Asia/Indonesia -- Asia/China, Taiwan, Singapore, Overseas Chinese -- South America/Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru -- The Arab World -- Discovering and Documenting a World of Music.

Provides authoritative, accessible coverage of the world's music cultures. Based on the authors' fieldwork and expertise, this text presents in-depth explorations of several music cultures from around the world, with new chapters on China, Eastern Europe and the Arab world. The student-friendly, case-study approach and music-culture focus gives students a true sense of both the music and the culture that created it.

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