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Excursions in World Music

by: Nettl, Bruno; Capwell, Charles; Wong, Isabel K. F.; Turino, Thomas; Bohlman, Philip V.

Excursions in World Music

by: Nettl, Bruno; Capwell, Charles; Wong, Isabel K. F.; Turino, Thomas; Bohlman, Philip V.

ISBN 13:
9780131403055
ISBN 10:
0131403052
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2004
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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For undergraduate courses in World Music and Introductory Ethnomusicology, and for use as a supplementary text in general Music Appreciation courses. This dynamic introductory text takes students on a vivid exploration into the major musical cultures of the world by first presenting a lively vignette of a musical occasion, and then placing that occasion in the context of a general description of the society and musical culture.

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Preface

xiii

Introduction: Studying Musics of the World's Cultures

(19)

Bruno Nettl

Our Purpose: Presenting the World of Music

(2)

Notes on the ``Marriage of Figaro''

(2)

Certain Basic Assumptions

(3)

Universals of Music

(2)

Musical Change, Transmission, and History

(2)

Musical Instruments

(1)

Why Different Cultures Have Different Kinds of Music

(2)

The Field of Ethnomusicology

(5)

The Music of India

(28)

Charles Capwell

Attending a Music Conference in Calcutta

(8)

Roots

(6)

The Karnatak Recital and Types of Pieces

(4)

Instruments

(4)

The Realm of Indian Music

(2)

Prospects

(4)

Music of the Middle East

(29)

Bruno Nettl

Concerts in Tehran

(6)

Musical and Cultural Values

(5)

Middle Eastern Culture and History

(5)

Melody and Rhythm

(2)

Ways of Making Music

(11)

The Music of China

(38)

Isabel K. F. Wong

The Contemporary Scene

(13)

Instrumental Performance at a Teahouse in Shanghai

(6)

The Qin and Its Music

(4)

The Pipa and Its Music

100

(1)

Prominent Features in Culture and Music

101

(3)

Regional Styles

104

(11)

The Music of Japan

115

(26)

Isabel K. F. Wong

Hogaku Performance in Tokyo

115

(8)

Theater Music

123

(6)

The Religious Traditions

129

(4)

A Concert and a Court Tradition

133

(5)

General Tendencies and Characteristics of Hogaku

138

(3)

The Music of Indonesia

141

(30)

Charles Capwell

Javanese Music in Chicago

141

(2)

The Javanese Gamelan

143

(6)

The Cultural and Historical Significance of Javanese Gamelan Music

149

(5)

Music in Bali

154

(7)

The Influence of Foreign Artists and Tourists

161

(3)

Four Kinds of Popular Music in Java

164

(4)

Unity in Diversity

168

(3)

The Music of Sub-Saharan Africa

171

(30)

Thomas Turino

A Shona Mbira Performance in Zimbabwe

171

(4)

The Mbira and Some General Principles of African Music

175

(3)

Africa General and Africa Specific

178

(1)

Musical Values, Practices, and Social Style

179

(11)

A Sampling of Instruments

190

(3)

Popular Music in the Twentieth Century

193

(8)

The Musical Culture of Europe

201

(32)

Philip V. Bohlman

Music in the Life of Modern Vienna

201

(5)

Europe as a Music Culture

206

(5)

Ideas About Music

211

(8)

Musical Instruments

219

(4)

History and Social Structure in European Musical Life

223

(2)

European Music at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century

225

(8)

Music in Latin America

233

(28)

Thomas Turino

An Andean Mestizo Fiesta in Paucartambo, Peru

233

(4)

Sociocultural Heritages and Historical Background

237

(1)

Mestizo Musical Values and Musical Style

238

(9)

Native American Musical Values and Musical Style

247

(7)

African American Musical Values and Styles

254

(7)

Native American Music

261

(21)

Bruno Nettl

``North American Indian Days''

261

(4)

Some Older Ceremonial Traditions

265

(1)

The World of Native American Cultures and Music

265

(3)

Ideas about Music

268

(2)

Musical Instruments

270

(3)

Aspects of the History of American Native American Music

273

(9)

Ethnic North America

282

(41)

Philip V. Bohlman

Music at the Urban Folk Festival

282

(3)

The Multiplicity of Musics in North America

285

(3)

Ideas about Music

288

(8)

Musical Instruments

296

(5)

Social Structure/Musical Structure

301

(5)

The Music of an African American Community

306

(8)

Ethnic Music and the Globalization of American Popular Music

314

(9)

Glossary

323

(22)

Index

345

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