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Ethnomusicology: History, Definitions, and Scope: A Core Collection of Scholarly Articles book cover

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Ethnomusicology History, Definitions, and Scope: A Core Collection of Scholarly Articles

Edited By Kay Kaufman Shelemay Copyright 1992
    352 Pages
    by Routledge

    352 Pages
    by Routledge

    352 Pages
    by Routledge
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    This anthology of 25 scholarly articles offers a broad historical overview of the history, definition, and scope of ethnomusicology. The essays range from early summaries of the field's subject matter and state of research to later, comprehensive discussions spanning the discipline at large, its intellectual history, and future prospects. Ethnomusicology surveys the field, its methods, philosophy, and goals, and is well-suited for use as an introductory text.
    SPECIAL FEATURES
    The study of non-Western, or world music, which is the subject of this anthology, is currently one of the hottest areas in music education *
    Covers key historical, methodological, and theoretical topics from the early part of the century to the mid-1980s, providing a scholarly overview to research topics. *
    Collects in a single volume articles that come from a wide variety of sources.
    Suitable for Courses in
    Ethnomusicology/Multiculturalism in Music, Introduction to Music, Music History, World Music, Cultural and Social Anthropology, Folk Music, and Folklore and Myth.

    Gilman, Benjamin Ives. The Science of Exotic Music * Densmore, Frances. The Study of Indian Music in the Nineteenth Century * Herzog, George. Study of Native Music in America * Seeger, Charles. Systematic Musicology: viewpoints, orientations, and methods * Rhodes, Willard. Toward a Definition of Ethnomusicology * Nettl, Bruno. Historical Aspects of Ethnomusicology * Anon* Whither Ethnomusicology? and The Scope and Aims of Ethnomusicology * Merriam, Alan. Ethnomusicology, Discussion and Definition of the Field * Kurath, Gertrude P. Panorama of Dance Ethnology * Schaeffner, Andr . Contribution de l'ethnomusicologie l'histoire de la musique * McAllester, David. Ethnomusicology, the Field, and the Society * Seeger, Charles. The Preface to a Critique of Music * Wiora, Walter. Ethnomusicology and the History of Music * Hood, Mantle. Ethnomusicology * Marshall, Christopher. Two Paradigms of Music: A Short History of Ideas in Ethnomusicology * McLeod, Norma. Ethnomusicology Research and Anthropology * Merriam, Alan. Ethnomusicology Today * Nettl, Bruno. The State of Research in Ethnomusicology and Recent Developments * Feld, Steven. Ethnomusicology and Visual Communication * Lieberman, Fredric. Should Ethnomusicology Be Abolished? * Merriam, Alan. Definitions of 'Comparative Musicology' 'Ethnomusicology' * Simon, Artur. Probleme, Methoden, und Ziele der Ethnomusikologie * Reyes-Schramm, Adelaida. Ethnic Music, the Urban Area, and Ethnomusicology * List, George. Ethnomusicology: A Discipline Defined * McLean, Mervyn. Preserving World Musics: Perspectives from New Zealand and Oceania

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    Kay Kaufman Shelemay

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