The Garland encyclopedia of world music
By: advisory editors, Bruno Nettl and Ruth M. Stone ; founding editors, James Porter and Timothy Rice.
Contributors: Nettl, Bruno, 1930-; Stone, Ruth M.; Porter, James, 1937-; Rice, Timothy, 1945-
Series: v. 2, 5, 8: Garland reference library of the humanities ;; v. 1169, 1191, 1193; Garland reference library of the humanities ;; v. 1169, 1191, 1193.
Publisher: Garland Pub.
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 10
Subjects: World music -- Encyclopedias
Genres: Encyclopedias.
Description: "Garland's ambitious 10-volume series takes a cultural approach to its focus on the music of all the world's peoples. Each volume is arranged topically, regionally, or by ethnic group, and complemented by an extensive index. Although each volume will differ because of the nature of the material, the organization remains consistent throughout all: regional overviews first; music in the social context next; then finally, the musical traditions of individual countries or ethnic groups. Of exceptional value are the CDs that accompany each volume, often with previously unrecorded music, as well as the resource guides, extensive bibliographies, and photographs. Separate pricing makes it easy to buy just the volumes that your patrons need and will use."--"Outstanding Reference Sources : the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references, discographies, filmographies, and indexes.
Vols. 6-7, 10 published: New York : Routledge, 2002.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Africa / Ruth M. Stone, editor; title: v. 2. South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean / Dale A. Olsen and Daniel E. Sheehy, editors; title: v. 3. The United States and Canada / Ellen Koskoff, editor; title: v. 4. Southeast Asia / Terry E. Miller and Sean Williams, editors; title: v. 5. South Asia : the Indian subcontinent / Alison Arnold, editor; title: v. 6. The Middle East / Virginia Danielson, Scott Marcus, and Dwight Reynolds, editors; title: v. 7. East Asia : China, Japan, and Korea / Robert C. Provine, Yosihiko Tokumaru, and J. Lawrence Witzleben, editors; title: v. 8. Europe / Timothy Rice, James Porter, and Chris Goertzen, editors; title: v. 9. Australia and the Pacific Islands / Adrienne L. Kaeppler and J.W. Love, editors; title: v. 10. The world's music : general perspectives and reference tools / Ruth M. Stone, editor.