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Trade ReviewMusics of the World is an approachable, friendly, accessible text that doesn't condescend on the one hand and doesn't resort to dense jargon on the other. * Elizabeth Wollman, City University of New York, Baruch College *
A welcome addition to the general world-music studies collection, Musics of the World covers a lot of the same material as other books, but the writing style makes it stick out. * Justin Alexander, Virginia Commonwealth University *
Musics of the World is well organized with suggestions for in class activities and well-known performers that allow for expansion of the listening materials and more active student participation. * Ben Weatherford, Columbus State University *
Table of ContentsContents Preface How This Book Works Acknowledgements I. Introduction to Ethnomusicology Chapter 1. Welcome to Ethnomusicology! What Ethnomusicologists Do Being Interdisciplinary Music Can Identify You Are You an "Ethnomusicologist" or an "Insider"? Or Both? What Is It about Music? Learning to Play What Lens Do You Use? Are You Ready? Chapter 2. The Elements of Music Rhythm Meter and Tempo Notating Rhythm Melody Timbre Harmony Texture Mode Range Silence Putting It All Together Chapter 3. Music and...: Focusing Your Work Fine-Tuning Your Approach Issues of Identity Issues of Performance Practice Issues of Power and Control Issues of Belief Other Issues II. Africa and the Middle East Chapter 4. West Africa West African Development and Colonization Common Musical Features The Role of the Jali: A West African Bard in Gambia Listening Guide 4.1: "Kelefaba" and "Kuruntu Kelefa" by Foday Musa Suso Ghanaian Fontomfrom Drumming Listening Guide 4.2: "Fontomfrom" by the Eyisam Mbensuon Group Nigerian Jùjú Music Listening Guide 4.3: "Asiko Mi Ti To" by Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey Chapter 5. South Africa Colonial History Apartheid South African Music Marabi: Early Zulu Township Music Listening Guide 5.1: "Pata Pata" by Miriam Makeba Mbaquanga: Later Zulu Township Music Listening Guide 5.2: "Kazet" by Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens Isicathamiya: Zulu Choral Music Listening Guide 5.3: "Rain Rain Beautiful Rain" by Ladysmith Black Mambazo Chapter 6. The Arab World The History of Music Making in the Arab World Understanding Islam Tonal and Rhythmic Modes in Arabic Music Improvising within the Constraints of a Melodic Mode Listening Guide 6.1: "Taqasim" by Simon Shaheen Takht Ensemble Music Listening Guide 6.2: "Longa Farahfaza" by Simon Shaheen ensemble Post-Revolutionary Egyptian Protest Music Listening Guide 6.3: "Es'ha" by Arabian Knightz (feat. DC Amin) III. The Americas Chapter 7. Brazil Legacies of Colonization Legacies of Slavery Mixing European and African Spirituality Samba Listening Guide 7.1: "Quilombo, O El Dorado Negro" by Gilberto Gil Bossa Nova Listening Guide 7.2: "Chega de Saudade" by João Gilberto Forró Listening Guide 7.3: "O Fole Roncou" by Luis Gonzaga Chapter 8. African America The Development of African America Blues Listening Guide 8.1: "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man" by Muddy Waters Gospel Listening Guide 8.2: "Move On Up a Little Higher," by Mahalia Jackson Rap within Hip Hop Listening Guide 8.3: "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Chapter 9. Native North America Colonization Was Not the Beginning Native North American Music is Alive The Experience of Powwow Listening Guide 9.1: "Blackfeet Flag Song," by the Black Lodge Singers The Power and Importance of the Voice Listening Guide 9.2: "My People, My Land," by Ulali Tribal Hip Hop Listening Guide 9.3: "Prayer Loop Song," by Supaman IV. Asia and the Pacific Chapter 10. China Chinese Musical Culture Over Time A Short Guide to Chinese Religious Philosophy Scholarly Sounds from Ancient China: the Guqin Listening Guide 10.1: "Wild Geese Descending on the Sandbank," by Lin Youren Jiangnan Sizhu (Silk and Bamboo Music) and Heterophony Listening Guide 10.2: "Moonlight Over the River in Spring," by the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra Jingjú (Beijing Opera) and the Embodiment of Religious Philosophy Listening Guide 10.3: "Chu Ko Liang and Two Attendants," Chinese opera Chapter 11. India The History of the Indian Subcontinent Hinduism in India and its Influence on the Performing Arts Raga and Tala, the Performance of Indian Melodic and Rhythmic Modes North Indian Khyal Performance Listening Guide 11.1: "Raga Gaud Malhar" by Kishori Amonkar South Indian Vina Performance Listening Guide 11.2: "RagaPurvikalyani" by Ranganayaki Rajagopalan Bollywood Songs: Filmi G?t Listening Guide 11.3: "Did Tera Devar Deewana" by Lata Mangeshkar & S.P. Balasubrahmanyam Chapter 12. Indonesia Religious and Colonial Influences Central Javanese Gamelan Listening Guide 12.1: "Ketawang: Puspawarna" by K.R.T. Wasitodipuro Balinese Gamelan Listening Guide 12.2: "Sekar Jupun" by Peliatan Dance Troupe Dangdut Popular Music Listening Guide 12.3: "Begadang II" by Rhoma Irama V. Europe Chapter 13. Ireland The Historical Context of Irish Music Irish Melodies and Modes Singing in Irish-Gaelic and English Listening Guide 13.1: "Anach Cuain" by Joe Heaney Instrumental Music for Dancing and Listening Listening Guide 13.2: "The Maids of Mount Cisco/The Old Pigeon on the Gate" by David Power Listening Guide 13.3: "Gift from the Fairies/Drops of Brandy/Is the Big Man Within?" by James Kelly and Zan McLeod Chapter 14. Spain The Historical Background Flamenco Music of Andalucia Listening Guide 14.1: "Soleá" by María de la Burra The Jota of Aragón Listening Guide 14.2: "Jota Antigua" by La Orquestina del Fabirol The Sound of the Local in Galicia Listening Guide 14.3: "Vals de Libunca" by Milladoiro Chapter 15. Russia A History of Russia Nation Building through Classical Composers and Folkloric Troupes Music and Culture after the Revolution The Russian Orthodox Chant Listening Guide 15.1: "Hymn for the Day" by the Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Covent The Balalaika as both Musical Instrument and Symbol Listening Guide 15.2: "Kokhanochka" by the Andreyev Balalaika Ensemble Throat Singing in Tuva, Southern Siberia Listening Guide 15.3: "Kozhamik with Khoomei, Sigit, and Kargiraa" by Kara-ool Tumat e-Book Exclusive Chapters Chapter 16. Turkey Orientalism and its Appearance in Music Tonal and Rhythmic Modes in Turkish Music Music of the Sufi Mevlevi Orders (The "Whirling Dervishes") Listening Guide 16.1: "Hicaz Taksim" by Aka Gündüz Kutbay Fasil Instrumental Suites Listening Guide 16.2: "Ud Taksim; Nihavent Saz Semaisi" by Necdet Yasar Ensemble Arabesk Popular Urban Music Listening Guide 16.3: "Bir Teselli Ver" by Orhan Gencebay Chapter 17. The Andes The Incan Empire, Colonialism, and Chaos The Arrival of the Spanish Modern Times The Panpipes in Andean Music: Wind and Breath Listening Guide 17.1: "Akamani" by Musicians of the Kaalaya Community The Charango Listening Guide 17.2: "Huayno from Ayacucho," by Louis Lamasca Brass Bands Listening Guide 17.3: "Danza del Turco" by Banda San Santiago de Madrigal The Fiesta in Highland Life (written with Ellen Koskoff) Chapter 18. The Texas-Mexico Borderlands The Development of the Tejano Sound Conjunto Listening Guide 18.1: "Margarita, Margarita" by Flaco Jiménez Banda-Orquesta Listening Guide 18.2: "El Tejano Enamorado" by Oscar Martinez Grupo Listening Guide 18.3: "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" by Selena Quintanilla Chapter 19. Japan Japan's History and People Solo Shakuhachi (Bamboo Flute) Music Listening Guide 19.1: "Sagari Ha" by Tajima Tadashi Gagaku (Imperial Court Ensemble) Music Listening Guide 19.2: "Etenraku" by the Imperial Court Ensemble of Japan Kumi-daiko (taiko drumming ensemble) Listening Guide 19.3: "Suwa-Ikazuchi" by the O-Suwa Daiko Drums ensemble Chapter 20. Hawai'i Early Sound and Movement Colonization Contemporary Hawaiian Music and Dance Mele Hula Chant and Song Listening Guide 20.1: "Hole Waimea" by Lokalia Montgomery The 'Ukulele Listening Guide 20.2: "Aloha 'Oe" by Eddie Kamae Slack Key Guitar Listening Guide 20.3: "Hi'ilawe" by Gabby Pahinui Chapter 21. Bulgaria Who Are the Roma? Bulgarian Wedding Dance Music Listening Guide 21.1: "Hristianova Kopanitsa" by Ivo Papasov Vocal Harmony Listening Guide 21.2: "Dimyaninka" by the Filip Koutev Ensemble Bulgarian Music Abroad Listening Guide 21.3: "Bulgarian Chicks" by Balkan Beat Box Chapter 22. Fieldwork How Does One Do "Fieldwork"? Case Studies in Fieldwork Writing about Fieldwork Glossary and Pronunciation Guide List of Suggested Resources for Further Study Bibliography Index
