The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: The United States and Canada [With Audio CD]

ISBN-13: 9780824049447 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 1408 str.

Ellen Koskoff

Opis

Recognizing music as a vital social and cultural force, each volume of this set of book on geographical areas of world music focuses on a single region and examines the role of music in the lives, arts and culture of its people. This volume describes the essential fabric of North America and then explores the traditions, performance practices, and themes that bind the music together into a dynamic tapestry of art and daily life. The coverage provides an overview of the region, reviews its music heritage and scholarship, and describes specific musical cultures, genres, and traditions. The entire set is available at an introductory price of u750.00, each volume being sent as it is published."

Recenzje

"This unique and thoroughly researched resource provides a dynamic and in depth perspective on world music... It strikes a balance between wonderful illustrations and comprehensive, scholarly entries. Each regional volume includes a CD sampler of that region's music. This source will have wide appeal to both the novice and expert." -- Dartmouth Medal
"A valuable tool..." -- American Reference Books Annual
"An impressive scholarly accomplishment full of toughtful articles on a rich diversity of topics with bibliographies that are a treasure themselves." -- Against the Grain
"This is a monumental work of impressive scope that in less competent hands could have fallen flat on its bibliographic face...This volume (and the series) would see much use in most public libraries and in academic libraries with even modest music and popular culture courses." -- Library Journal

Spis treści

Audio Examples, Maps, About The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music,Preface, Editorial Advisers, Contributing Authors, Part 1: The United States and Canada as a Musical Area, Part 2: Music in Social and Cultural Contexts, Section 1: Issues of Identity, Section 2: Diverse Environments, Section 3: Processes and Institutions, Section 4: Border Crossings and Fusions, Part 3: Musical Cultures and Regions, Section 1: Music of the American Indians/First Nations in the United States and Canada, Section 2: The United States, Section 3: Canada, Glossary, A Guide to Publications, A Guide to Recordings, A Guide to Films and Videos, Notes on the Audio Examples, Index

O autorze

Ethnomusicology at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music. She is editor of Women and Music in Cross-Cultural Perspective (1989).