Description
Book SynopsisExcursions in World Music is a comprehensive introductory textbook to the musics of the world, creating a panoramic experience for students by engaging the many cultures around the globe, and highlighting the sheer diversity to be experienced in the world of music. At the same time, the text illustrates the often profound ways through which a deeper exploration of these many different communities can reveal overlaps, shared horizons, and common concerns in spite of, and because of, this very diversity. The new eighth edition features six brand new chapters, including chapters on Japan, Sub-Saharan Africa, China and Taiwan, Europe, Maritime Southeast Asia, and Indigenous Peoples. General updates have been made to other chapters, replacing visuals and updating charts/statistics.
Another major addition to the eighth edition is the publication of a companion Reader, entitled Critical Themes in World Music. Each chapter in the Reader is designed to introduce stud
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: Studying Musics of the World's Cultures (Timothy Rommen) / Chapter 2: Music of South Asia (Jim Sykes) / Chapter 3: Music of the Middle East and North Africa (Richard Jankowsky) / Chapter 4: Musics of East Asia I: China and Taiwan (Lei Ouyang) / Chapter 5: Musics of East Asia II: Korea (Joshua D. Pilzer) / Chapter 6: Musics of East Asia III: Japan (Marié Abe) / Chapter 7: Music of Maritime Southeast Asia (Jim Sykes) / Chapter 8: Music of Sub-Saharan Africa (Chérie Rivers Ndaliko) / Chapter 9: Music and Europe (Andrea F. Bohlman) / Chapter 10: Music of Latin America (Timothy Rommen) / Chapter 11: Music of the Caribbean (Timothy Rommen) / Chapter 12: Music of Indigenous North America (Byron Dueck) / Chapter 13: Music of Ethnic North America (Byron Dueck)
