World Musics in Context : A Comprehensive Survey of the World's Major Musical Cultures

World Musics in Context : A Comprehensive Survey of the World's Major Musical Cultures

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Book Description
This volume contains a wide-ranging survey of musics of the world in historical and social contexts, from ancient times to the present day. It begins by describing aspects of musical style and function in relation to the early developments of civilizations, as background to a study of later
transformations. It then describes, in some detail, musical traditions of Africa and Asia, in relation to history/geography and to other aspects of culture. A compendium of information currently available as well as a dialectical examination of musical causation and function, this book aims to lead
students, teachers, and those who practice Western music towards a deeper understanding of the various musical traditions that contribute to the modern, multicultural environment.

World Musics in Context: A Comprehensive Survey of the World's Major Musical Cultures ,Peter Fletcher,Laurence Picken,Oxford University Press, USA,0198166362,Ethnomusicology,General,Genres & Styles - International,History & Criticism - General,History and criticism,Law,Music,Music (General),Music/Songbooks,Music / Ethnomusicology,Music | World Music, Ethnomusicology,Theory of music & musicology

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