Worlds of Music, Shorter Version: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples, Shorter Version - Tapa blanda

Titon, Jeff Todd; Cooley, Timothy J.; Locke, David

 
9781337101493: Worlds of Music, Shorter Version: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples, Shorter Version

Sinopsis

No background or training in music? No problem. This shorter version of WORLDS OF MUSIC: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MUSIC OF THE WORLD'S PEOPLES is written to make music accessible to all. Using a case-study approach, the text presents explorations of music from several cultures from around the world. The authors -- all working ethnomusicologists -- base their discussions of music-cultures on their own fieldwork and give you a true sense of both the music and culture that created it. The recordings that accompany the book (available online) include authentic recordings from the authors' fieldwork and work hand in hand with the text, giving you access to a wide range of music-cultures.

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Críticas

"Worlds of Music provides an excellent introduction and musical and historical overview of nonwestern music, encompassing both traditional and popular musics of a wide variety of cultures."

"An excellent introductory textbook to world music for non-music majors."

"There is no other text that I can find that balances ethnomusicological issues with culture studies for the non-music major. "

Reseña del editor

No background or training in music? No problem. This shorter version of WORLDS OF MUSIC: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MUSIC OF THE WORLD'S PEOPLES is written to make music accessible to all. Using a case-study approach, the text presents explorations of music from several cultures from around the world. The authors -- all working ethnomusicologists -- base their discussions of music-cultures on their own fieldwork and give you a true sense of both the music and culture that created it. The recordings that accompany the book (available online) include authentic recordings from the authors' fieldwork and work hand in hand with the text, giving you access to a wide range of music-cultures.

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