Non-Western music: traditional & "classical" books

This set of six movements constitutes Bartok's 1915 adaptation of Romanian tunes originating in Transylvania. Zoltan...  Read More >>

This book was written to help the absolute beginner, whether child or adult learn to play in a simple and easy way...  Read More >>

Written in the 1940s, this is the only literary narrative of Bali by a classically trained musician drawn to the...  Read More >>

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In Music, Communities, Sustainability, editors Huib Schippers and Anthony Seeger bring together a diverse roster...  Read More >>

"It is with great pleasure that we announce the publication of one of Armenia's most important ashoughs' works in...  Read More >>

This book presents the major Ancient Egyptian musical instruments, their ranges, and playing techniques. This...  Read More >>

A multi-faceted biography of Liu Ching-chih, a Hong Kong scholar and musician.  Read More >>

"It is with great pleasure that we announce the publication of one of Armenia's most important ashoughs' works in...  Read More >>

This book examines the meanings, uses, and agency of voice, noise, sound, and sound technologies across Asia.  Read More >>

In Music, Communities, Sustainability, editors Huib Schippers and Anthony Seeger bring together a diverse roster...  Read More >>

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A radical answer to Alex Ross' The Rest is Noise, Sound Within Sound fundamentally changes the way we think about...  Read More >>

"Ivan Lukacic (born around 1585, died in 1648), composer, Conventual Franciscan, long-time ""maestro di cappella""...  Read More >>

Sonic Ruins of Modernity shows how social, cultural, and cognitive phenomena interact in the making and distribution...  Read More >>

"""An overview of the theory and practice of musical bows in Southern Africa with emphasis on contemporary practices""--"...  Read More >>

The book reproduces more than 250 extracts from important texts, which provide examples of how dance in India was...  Read More >>

The authors of this book propose to computationally analyze both the structure and the performance of Hindustani...  Read More >>

Music in Religious Cults of the Ancient Near East presents the first extended discussion of the relationship between...  Read More >>

The Routledge Companion to Music and Human Rights is a collection of case studies spanning a wide range of concerns...  Read More >>

Material Cultures of Music Notation brings together a collection of essays that explore an essential question in...  Read More >>

With ethnographic descriptions of zither lessons in Hõ Chi Minh City, outdoor music cafes in Cãn Thơ, and television...  Read More >>

Tanbûrs are long-necked lute-like instruments played in the art, Sûfî, and folk musical traditions along the Silk...  Read More >>