Non-Western music: traditional & "classical" books

"Why is the battle between good and evil a recurring theme in rap lyrics? What role does the devil play in hip hop?...  Read More >>

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WORK IS IN FRENCH This book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books...  Read More >>

Reflects the fascinating diversity of regional and grassroots music in the United States. The book covers the diverse...  Read More >>

Music and Performance Culture in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Essays in Honour of Nicholas Temperley is the first...  Read More >>

Explores popular religious music and dance from the Caribbean  Read More >>

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The Ashgate Research Companion to Henry Purcell provides a comprehensive and authoritative review of current research...  Read More >>

A master and his student trace the history of bata drumming  Read More >>

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Elisabeth Lutyens (1906-1983), Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994) and Grace Williams (1906-1977) were contemporaries...  Read More >>

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Everything you wanted to know about accordions in America--but were afraid to ask  Read More >>

Discusses African women's verbal art  Read More >>

In 1962, Harry Tuft founded the Denver Folklore Center to bring together contemporary folk music fans and performers...  Read More >>

Songs from the Edge of Japan is an ethnographic account of the contemporary performance of the music of Yaeyama,...  Read More >>

In this innovative study, John Troutman explores the politics of music at the turn of the twentieth century in three...  Read More >>

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Wide-ranging and comprehensive, this is the first-ever compendium covering classical music, folk music, film music,...  Read More >>

Japanese folk performing arts incorporate a body of entertainments that range from the ritual to the secular. They...  Read More >>