Thinking musically
Subtitle: experiencing music, expressing culture
By: Bonnie Wade.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Global music series
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780195341911
Subjects: Ethnomusicology
Description: This book explores the fundamental elements of music - including rhythm, pitch in melodic and harmonic relationships, and form - and examines how they vary globally from culture to culture. It also discusses the importance of musical instruments, describing their significance in a culture's folklore, religion and history. The text considers the various cultural influences that shape music and the way we experience it - gender, ethnicity, mass media, and social movements (e.g. westernization, nationalism, and acculturation).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Thinking about music; title: Thinking about instruments; title: Thinking about time; title: Thinking about pitch; title: Thinking about structuring; title: Thinking about issues; title: Thinking about fieldwork.