Worlds of Music
- ISBN-10
- 143906606X
- ISBN-13
- 9781439066065
- Series
- Worlds of Music
- Pages
- 461
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Author
- Jeff Todd Titon
Description
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. Using the case-study approach, the text presents in-depth explorations of music of several cultures from around the world. The authors all ethnomusicologists working in their fields of expertise 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 supplementary 3 CD set works hand in hand with the authors' prose providing students w.
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