Excursions in World Music, Volume 1For 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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Contents
Notes on the Marriage of Figaro | 3 |
Musical Change Transmission and History | 10 |
The Music of India | 20 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Excursions in World Music, Volume 1 Excursions in World Music, Bruno Nettl |
| Editor | Bruno Nettl |
| Edition | 4, illustrated |
| Publisher | Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | May 25, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0131403052, 9780131403055 |
| Length | 364 pages |
| Subjects | › › Music / Genres & Styles / International |
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