Musics of Many Cultures: An Introduction

Foreword by Mantle Hood.

The foremost authorities in the field of music from around the world have contributed twenty original essays for this volume, edited by Elizabeth May. Only European musics have been omitted, except insofar as they affect other musics discussed here. North American music is represented by the musics of the Native Americans and the Alaskan Eskimos.

The essays are profusely illustrated with maps, drawings, diagrams, photographs, and music examples. There are extensive glossaries, bibliographies, and annotated film lists. The book is directed to readers seriously interested in acquainting themselves with musics beyond the confines of Western musicology.

Please note: this book was originally published with records. The edition available now does not include the records.

Contributors include Bruno Nettl, Kuo-huang Han and Lindy Li Mark, Kang-sook Lee, William P. Malm, David Morton, Bonnie C. Wade, Margaret J. Kartomi, Adrienne L. Kaeppler, Trevor A. Jones, Atta Annan Mensah, John Blacking, Alfred Kwashie Ladzekpo and Kobla Ladzekpo, Cynthia Tse Kimberlin, Jozef M. Pacholczyk, Ella Zonis, Abraham A. Schwadron, David P. McAllester, Lorraine D. Koranda, and Dale A. Olsen.

CONTENIDO:

Foreword, by Mande Hood
Editor's Preface, by Elizabeth May
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Bibliography
Abbreviations
Contributors

1. Ethnomusicology: Definitions, Directions, and Problems (Bruno Nettl)
2. Evolution and Revolution in Chinese Music (Kuo-huang Han and Lindy Li Mark)
3. Certain Experiences in Korean Music (Kang-sook Lee)
4. Some of Japan's Musics and Musical Principles (William P. Malm)
5. The Music of Thailand (David Morton)
6. Some Principles of Indian Classical Music (Bonnie C. Wade)
7. Musical Strata in Sumatra, Java, and Bali (Margaret J. Kartomi)
8. Polynesian Music and Dance (Adrienne L. Kaeppler)
9. The Traditional Music of the Australian Aborigines (Trevor A. Jones)
10. Music South of the Sahara (Atta Annan Mensah)
11. Trends in the Black Music of South Africa, 1959-1969 (John Blacking)
12. Anlo Ewe e Music in Anyako, Volta Region, Ghana (Alfred Kwashie Ladzekpo and Kobla Ladzekpo; Line drawings by Leonice Shinneman)
13. The Music of Ethiopia (Cynthia Tse Kimberlin; Line drawings by Jerome Kimberlin)
14. Secular Classical Music in the Arabic Near East (Jozef M. Pacholczyk; Line drawings by Richard Keeling)
15. Classical Iranian Music (Ella Zonis)
16. On Jewish Music (Abraham A. Schwadron)
17. North American Native Music (David P. McAllester)
18. Music of the Alaskan Eskimos (Lorraine D. Koranda)
19. Symbol and Function in South American Indian Music (Dale A. Olsen)
20. Folk Music of South America - A Musical Mosaic (Dale A. Olsen)

Index
Additional Bibliography, Discography, and Filmography