The other classical musics
Subtitle: fifteen great traditions
By: edited by Michael Church
Contributors: Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Music Initiative
Publisher: The Boydell Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9781843837268
Subjects: Textbooks; History and criticism; Music; World music
Description: "What is classical music? This book answers the question in a manner never before attempted, by presenting the history of fifteen parallel traditions, of which Western classical music is just one. Each music is analyzed in terms of its modes, scales, and theory; its instruments, forms, and aesthetic goals; its historical development, golden age, and condition today; and the conventions governing its performance. The writers are leading ethnomusicologists, and their approach is based on the belief that music is best understood in the context of the culture which gave rise to it." --Book jacket.
Notes: Publication supported by the Aga Khan Music Initiative, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

Includes bibliographic references (pages 370-386), discographies, and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Michael Church; title: Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam / Terry E. Miller; title: Java / Neil Sorrell; title: Japan / David W. Hughes; title: China : the guqin zither / Frank Kouwenhoven; title: Chinese opera / Terry E. Miller & Michael Church; title: North India / Richard Widdess; title: South India / Jonathan Katz; title: Mande jaliyaa / Rodric Knight; title: North American jazz / Scott DeVeaux; title: Europe / Ivan Hewett; title: North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean : Andalusian music / Dwight F. Reynolds; title: The eastern Arab world / Scott Marcus; title: Turkey / Robert Labaree; title: Iran / Ameneh Youssefzadeh; title: Uzbekistan and Tajikistan / Will Sumits.