World Music
"Analytical Studies in World Music"
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Assembles eleven distinguished writers on music to discuss the detail and ingenuity with which sound is organized in musical traditions all over the world. Each chapter uses recording, notation, diagrams, and description to describe music as sound pattern and creative process. With numerous musical examples, halftones, tables and line drawings. Paperback, 451 pages. Size: 234 x 154 mm. Weight: 658g.
Author: (Tenzer, Michael, ed.)
ISBN: 0195177894
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational World Music
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"The Rough Guide to World Music Africa and the Middle East"
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"Rough Guide Music Guides" series; A useful reference work on sounds from around the globe which offers coverage of genres from Afrobeat to Arabesque, and artists from Amadou & Mariam to Umm Kulthum. It includes articles on more than 60 countries written by contributors, discographies for each article with biographical notes on thousands of musicians, and reviews of their CDs. With illustrations. 3 rev ed. Paperback, 672 pages. Size: 234 x 171 mm. Weight: 957g.
Author: (Broughton, Simon, ed.)
ISBN: 1843535513
Publisher: Rough Guides Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) World Music (V. 1)
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"World Music: Traditions and Transformations"
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From cha cha cha to jeliya and Hindustani raga to hip-hop gamelan, this text takes students on a journey through diverse musical cultures and traditions of the world. It is a useful introduction to world music for non-music and music majors alike. With illustrations. Paperback, 416 pages. Size: 251 x 208 mm. Weight: 781g.
Author: Bakan, Michael B.
ISBN: 0072415665
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) World Music
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"World Music"A Very Short Introduction
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"Very Short Introductions" series; Attempts to draw readers into a range of historical encounters, in which music had the power to evoke the exotic and to give voice to the voiceless. This work helps the reader witness music's involvement in the modern world, but also the individual moments and particular histories that are crucial to an understanding of music's diversity. With 9 halftones, 2 maps and 1 music example. Paperback, 200 pages. Size: 174 x 111 mm. Weight: 17g.
Author: Bohlman, Philip V.
ISBN: 0192854291
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) World Music
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"In Griot Time"An American Guitarist in Mali
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When Banning Eyre arived in Mali in 1993 he wanted to record guitarist Djelimady Tounkara and his band The Super Rail Band of Bamako. This is the story of Banning Eyre's time in Mali with Djelimady, his family, griots - his view of Mali life, culture and music. With illustrations. New ed. Paperback, 267 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 352g.
Author: Eyre, Banning
ISBN: 185242690X
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) World Music
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"Day in Capetown"
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Looks at a day of impressions and music devoted to shopping, sightseeing and lifestyle in the booming metropolis of South Africa. This set includes a book and 4 CDs. The CDs includes a compilation from soul and pop music, drum rhythms and classic jazz to Afrikaans songs, as varied as Cape Town itself. With 162 colour photos. Mixed Media Product, 120 pages. Size: 285 x 285 mm. Weight: 1220g.
Author: Fichte, Andre
ISBN: 3937406646
Publisher: Edel Classics Gmbh
Date: 2006 (Germany)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) World Music
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"Music in Egypt"Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture
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"Global Music" series; Presents a case study in the Global Music series. This book focuses on the variety of music that fill the eastern Arab world, with special focus on music found in modern day Egypt. Suitable for performer musicians and fieldworkers, it provides an intimate sense of the fabric of the music itself and of aspects of the context of music in Egypt. With numerous halftones. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 209 x 139 mm. Weight: 284g.
Author: Marcus, Scott
ISBN: 019514645X
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational World Music
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"Music in Brazil"Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture
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"Global Music" series; As the largest nation in Latin America, Brazil is home to some of the most celebrated music in the world. This case study in the Global Music series explores the contemporary diversity of Brazilian music. It is packaged with a 60-minute audio CD, containing examples of the music discussed. With numerous halftones and music examples. Paperback, 192 pages. Size: 218 x 138 mm. Weight: 288g.
Author: Murphy, John P.
ISBN: 0195166841
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) World Music
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"World Music"The Basics
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"The Basics" series; World Music: The Basics is an introduction to the players, the music, and the styles that make world music one of the most exciting new musical genres. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 210 x 132 mm. Weight: 502g.
Author: Nidel, Richard
ISBN: 0415968011
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) World Music
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