World Musics in Context - A Comprehensive Survey of the World''s Major Musical Cultures

Zusatztext A monumental work and a very ambitious undertaking for a single author. Informationen zum Autor Fletcher has held the posts of Professor and Head of Muisc at Dalhousie University, Canada, and Principal of the Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, Wales. Has been visiting Fellow of Hong Kong University and during the academic year 1992-3 was Dean of Music at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. Zusammenfassung In part a compendium of information currently available, in part a dialectical examination of musical causation and function, this book contains a wide-ranging survey of musics of the world, in historical and social contexts, from ancient times to the present day. It is preceded by an essay on music and ethnomusicology by Laurence Picken.

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• Authors: Peter Fletcher, Peter (Formerly Held the Posts of Profes Fletcher, Peter (Formerly held the posts of Professor and Head of Music at Dalhousie University Fletcher, Peter Picken Fletcher, FLETCHER PETER PICKEN LAURENCE, Laurence (Jesus College Picken
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2001
• EAN: 9780198166368
• ISBN: 978-0-19-816636-8
• No. of pages: 752
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music theory; MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, MUSIC / Ethnic, World Music, Theory of music & musicology, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Theory of music and musicology, Western "classical" music, Global or regional music styles