World music books

1273 books were found.

An Introduction to the Study of National Music; Comprising Researches Into Popular Songs, Traditions, and Customs

An Introduction to the Study of National Music; Comprising...

Author: Carl Engel
ISBN: 9781355168539
Format: Hardback
$79.07

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

Thirty Years of Musical Life in London, 1870-1900

Thirty Years of Musical Life in London, 1870-1900

Author: Hermann Klein
ISBN: 9781354964378
Format: Hardback
$79.07

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

Eurovision: A Funny Kind of Euphoria

Eurovision: A Funny Kind of Euphoria

Author: Garry Holland
ISBN: 9781530974993
Format: Paperback
$26.37

Is there a hole in your life? Is it shaped like the Eurovision Song Contest? Or is Eurovision already the highlight...  Read More >>

Jazz Worlds/World Jazz

Jazz Worlds/World Jazz

Author: Philip V. Bohlman ,  Goffredo Plastino
ISBN: 9780226236032
Format: Paperback
$62.95

Many regard jazz as the soundtrack of America, born and raised in its cities and echoing throughout its tumultuous...  Read More >>

The Early Film Music of Dmitry Shostakovich

The Early Film Music of Dmitry Shostakovich

Author: Joan Titus (Assistant Professor of Musicology, Assistant Professor of Musicology, University of North Carolina - Greensboro)
ISBN: 9780199315147
Format: Hardback
$164.95

In The Early Film Music of Dmitry Shostakovich, Joan Titus examines the scores of six of Shostakovich's films, from...  Read More >>

Resounding Afro Asia: Interracial Music and the Politics of Collaboration

Resounding Afro Asia: Interracial Music and the Politics...

Author: Tamara Roberts (Assistant Professor, Performance Studies and Ethnomusicology, Assistant Professor, Performance Studies and Ethnomusicology, University of California, Berkeley)
ISBN: 9780199377411
Format: Paperback
$49.95

Resounding Afro Asia examines black-Asian musical collaborations as part of a genealogy of cross-racial culture...  Read More >>

Salsa Rising: New York Latin Music of the Sixties Generation

Salsa Rising: New York Latin Music of the Sixties Generation...

Author: Juan Flores (Prof. of Social and Cultural Analysis, Prof. of Social and Cultural Analysis, New York University)
ISBN: 9780199764907
Format: Paperback
$56.95

Salsa Rising provides the first full-length historical account of Latin Music in this city guided by close critical...  Read More >>

Music of Azerbaijan: From Mugham to Opera

Music of Azerbaijan: From Mugham to Opera

Author: Aida Huseynova
ISBN: 9780253019455
Format: Paperback
$34.95

Drawing on previously unstudied archives, letters, and documents as well as her experience as an Azerbaijani musician...  Read More >>

Music of Azerbaijan: From Mugham to Opera

Music of Azerbaijan: From Mugham to Opera

Author: Aida Huseynova
ISBN: 9780253019370
Format: Hardback
$151.95

Drawing on previously unstudied archives, letters, and documents as well as her experience as an Azerbaijani musician...  Read More >>

The African Imagination in Music

The African Imagination in Music

Author: Kofi Agawu (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, Princeton University)
ISBN: 9780190263218
Format: Paperback
$57.95

The African Imagination in Music offers a fresh introduction to the vast and complex world of Sub-Saharan African...  Read More >>

The African Imagination in Music

The African Imagination in Music

Author: Kofi Agawu (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, Princeton University)
ISBN: 9780190263201
Format: Hardback
$392.00

The African Imagination in Music offers a fresh introduction to the vast and complex world of Sub-Saharan African...  Read More >>

Theory and Method in Historical Ethnomusicology

Theory and Method in Historical Ethnomusicology

Author: Jonathan McCollum ,  David G. Hebert
ISBN: 9781498500869
Format: Paperback
$156.00

Theory and Method in Historical Ethnomusicology demonstrates various ways that new approaches to historiography––and...  Read More >>

African Rhythms for Percussion: Conga - Tumba - Djembe, Book & CD

African Rhythms for Percussion: Conga - Tumba - Djembe,...

Author: Christian Bourdon
ISBN: 9783892210801
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Christian Bourdon's new book features traditional and modern African rhythms for Conga, Tumba, and Djembe. The focus...  Read More >>

Spirit Song: Afro-Brazilian Religious Music and Boundaries

Spirit Song: Afro-Brazilian Religious Music and Boundaries...

Author: Marc Gidal (Associate Professor of Music/Musicology, Associate Professor of Music/Musicology, Ramapo)
ISBN: 9780199368228
Format: Paperback
$49.95

In Spirit Song: Afro-Brazilian Religious Music and Boundaries, ethnomusicologist Marc Gidal explains how and why...  Read More >>

Louisiana Hayride: Radio and Roots Music along the Red River

Louisiana Hayride: Radio and Roots Music along the Red...

Author: Tracey E.W. Laird (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, Agnes Scott College)
ISBN: 9780190469610
Format: Paperback
$62.95

By tracing the dynamic history of the radio show Louisiana Hayride and its sponsoring station, ethnomusicologist...  Read More >>

Spirit Song: Afro-Brazilian Religious Music and Boundaries

Spirit Song: Afro-Brazilian Religious Music and Boundaries...

Author: Marc Gidal (Associate Professor of Music/Musicology, Associate Professor of Music/Musicology, Ramapo)
ISBN: 9780199368211
Format: Hardback
$360.00

In Spirit Song: Afro-Brazilian Religious Music and Boundaries, ethnomusicologist Marc Gidal explains how and why...  Read More >>

The Unity of Music and Dance in World Cultures

The Unity of Music and Dance in World Cultures

Author: David Akombo
ISBN: 9780786497157
Format: Paperback
$60.50

"""This study surveys music and dance from a global perspective, viewing them as a composite whole found in every...  Read More >>

Reggae From Yaad: Traditional and Emerging Themes in Jamaican Popular Music

Reggae From Yaad: Traditional and Emerging Themes in...

Author: Donna P. Hope
ISBN: 9789766378912
Format: Paperback
$64.56

Reggae and Dancehall music and culture have travelled far beyond the shores of the tiny island of Jamaica to find...  Read More >>

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