In the Course of Performance
Subtitle: Studies in the World of Musical Improvisation (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)
Contributors: Bruno Nettl (Editor); Melinda Russell (Editor)
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: December 15, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9780226574103
Subjects: Composition & orchestration; Ethnic studies; Music; Music/Songbooks; Instruction & Study - Composition; Music / Composition; Ethnomusicology; Improvisation (Music)
First sentence: Although the noun "improvisation" and its cognates are relatively new words in European languages, they have quickly become indispensable terms for talking about music and about many other areas of social life.