World Musics in Context
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 20 September 2001
- ISBN 9780198166368
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages752 pages
- Size 243x166x44 mm
- Weight 1235 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous music examples, halftones and 4 maps 0
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Short description:
In part a compendium of information currently available, in part a dialectical examination of musical causation and function, this book contains a wide-ranging survey of musics of the world, in historical and social contexts, from ancient times to the present day. It aims to lead students, teachers, and, in general, those who practise Western music towards a deeper understanding of the various musical traditions that contribute to the modern, multi-cultural environment. It is preceded by a thought-provoking essay on music and ethnomusicology by Laurence Picken.
MoreLong description:
This book contains a wide-ranging survey of musics of the world, in historical and social contexts, from ancient times to the present day. It starts by describing aspects of musical style and function in relation to the early developments of civilisations, as background to a study of later transformations. It then describes, in some detail, musical traditions of Africa and Asia, in relation to history/geography and to other aspects of culture. European music is subsequently treated similarly, and in relation to music-cultures elsewhere. A further section examines the consequences of Europe's appropriation of the Americas, and describes popular musical styles in both Latin America and the USA. The final section considers the nature of tradition and change, examines some African and Asian musical styles in their colonial and post-colonial contexts, and considers, in broad historical perspective, the effects of Westernisation. A concluding essay examines the consequences for the West of global Westernisation, and of increasing cultural interchange. The book includes a Foreword by Laurence Picken, an essay that presents a unique view of music and ethnomusicology by one of the most distinguished scientists and musicologists of our time.
In part a compendium of information currently available, in part a dialectical examination of musical causation and function, this book aims to lead students, teachers, and those who practise Western music towards a deeper understanding of the various musical traditions that contribute to the modern, multi-cultural environment. The author's aim throughout has been to achieve clarity in the writing and to make the book accessible to those with no training in ethnomusicology.
The readable style of Peter Fletcher's World Musics in Context [makes] it accessible to the general reader.
Table of Contents:
Foreword by Laurence Picken
Introduction
Par 1: Genesis
Elemental Features of Music
Aspects of Civilization
Early Oligarchies in Mesopotamia and Egypt
Diverging Traditions (1): South and Central Asia
Diverging Traditions (2): Europe
Part 2: Traditional Musics of Africa and Asia
Africa
West Asia
The Indian Subcontinent
South East Asia
East Asia
Part 3: Europe
New Horizons
Enlightenment
Disentegration
Part 4: The New World
Cultural Mix in Latin America
Europeans in the United States
Africans in the United States
Part 5: The Modern World
Tradition and Change
Westernisation and National Musical Identity in Africa and Asia
The Postmodern West
Bibliography
Index
