| Description |
177 pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 18 cm. |
| Series |
Very short introductions ; 65. |
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Very short introductions ; 65.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-163) and index. |
| Contents |
1. In the beginning, myth and meaning in world music -- 2. The West and the world -- 3. Between myth and history -- 4. Music of the folk -- 5. Music of the nations -- 6. Diaspora -- 7. Colonial musics, post-colonial worlds, and the globalization of world music. |
| Summary |
"Philip Bohlman asks: What is music? If the question is simple, the answers are not. In this fascinating introduction to the remarkable diversity of world music - from Swiss yodeling to pilgrims' chants, Yiddish folk songs to Àrt-Song' from Tunis - Bohlman explores the interpretation and, sometimes, misinterpretation of world music by the West."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
World music -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
0192854291 |
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9780192854292 |
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