World Musics in Context

A Comprehensive Survey of the World's Major Musical Cultures

Peter Fletcher (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

752 Seiten

2005
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-517507-3 (ISBN)

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World Musics in Context is a wide-ranging survey of musics of the world, in their historical and social contexts, from ancient times to the present day. Ethnomusicologist Peter Fletcher begins by describing aspects of musical style and function in relation to the early developments of civilizations. He then goes on to explore, in five parts, music of the ancient world, music of Africa and Asia, European music, North and South American traditions, and music of the modern world. A compendium of information as well as an examination of musical causation and function, this book gives a deeper understanding of the various musical traditions that contribute to the modern, multicultural environment.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.3.2005
Vorwort	Laurence Picken
Zusatzinfo	77 halftones, 7 maps & 56 music examples
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	167 x 222 mm
Gewicht	1034 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musiktheorie / Musiklehre
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-19-517507-7 / 0195175077
ISBN-13	978-0-19-517507-3 / 9780195175073
Zustand	Neuware