The Garland Handbook of Latin American Music

ISBN-13: 9781138129672 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 592 str.

Dale Olsen; Daniel Sheehy

Opis

The Garland Handbook of Latin American Music is comprised of essays from The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Volume 2, South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Carribean, (1998). Revised and updated, the essays offer detailed, regional studies of the different musical cultures of Latin America and examine the ways in which music helps to define the identity of this particular area.

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Part 1 Introduction to the Music Cultures of the Region  Part 2 Issues and Processes in the Music of Latin America  The Distribution, Symbolism, and Use of Musical Instruments Dale A. Olsen  Musical Genres and Contexts Anthony Seeger  Musical Dynamics Anthony Seeger  Part 3 Nations and Musical Traditions  Caribbean Latin America  Cuba Olavo Alén Rodríguez  Haiti Gage Averill and Lois Wilcken  Middle Latin America  Mexico Daniel E. Sheehy  Tarahumara J. Richard Haefer  Questions for Critical Thinking: Latin American Music