Music Cultures of the Pacific, the Near East, and AsiaThe purpose of this book is to survey the basic kinds of music and musical instruments found in the major oriental civilizations and in the island cultures of the Eastern Hemisphere. It is also intended as an introduction to the basic attitudes, techniques, and nomenclature of the discipline of ethnomusicology. Presents a romanization of the book of vocal examples along with a translation or explanation of their meaning. The inclusion of human figures in all new drawings add information about playing positions as well as instrument designs. |
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... pieces . In general there is little stylistic differ- ence in the music though the accompaniment may change . The drone pipe pattern often helps to identify the songs in the corroboree meetings . Specific tunes , however , may be used ...
... pieces . In general there is little stylistic differ- ence in the music though the accompaniment may change . The drone pipe pattern often helps to identify the songs in the corroboree meetings . Specific tunes , however , may be used ...
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... pieces can be seen in Example 4-4 , which shows the preliminary Karnatic flute variations ( after an alap not shown ) on the opening phrase of the composi- tion " Sandehamunu , " by the composer Tyagaraja ( 1767-1847 ) . The raga and ...
... pieces can be seen in Example 4-4 , which shows the preliminary Karnatic flute variations ( after an alap not shown ) on the opening phrase of the composi- tion " Sandehamunu , " by the composer Tyagaraja ( 1767-1847 ) . The raga and ...
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... pieces , the composers , and the events for which given pieces were written . In the repertoire of the court ritual music , for example , there are titles and descriptions of eight pieces played without strings as " standing music ...
... pieces , the composers , and the events for which given pieces were written . In the repertoire of the court ritual music , for example , there are titles and descriptions of eight pieces played without strings as " standing music ...
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Australia and the Pacific Islands | 1 |
Polynesia and Micronesia | 10 |
The Philippines Borneo and Indonesia | 20 |
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