World music
Subtitle: traditions and transformations
By: Michael B. Bakan
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 377
ISBN-13: 9780073526645
Subjects: History and criticism; World music
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-366) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. What, in the world, is music?; title: ch. 2. How music lives: a musicultural approach; title: ch. 3. How music works, pt. 1 Rhythm; title: ch. 4. How music works, pt. 2 Pitch; title: ch. 5.  How music works, pt. 3 Dynamics, timbre, and instruments; title: ch. 6. How music works, pt. 4 Texture and form; title: ch. 7. Indonesian Gamelan music: interlocking rhythms, interlocking worlds; title: ch. 8. From Raga to Bollywood: development and intercultural crossings in Indian music; title: ch. 9. 'Not the same, but just as nice': traditions and transformations in Irish music; title: ch. 10. The river and the path: conversation and collective expression in West African music; title: ch. 11. 'See how she moves': musics of Latin America and the "Oye como va" phenomenon; title: ch. 12. From Baladi to belly dance: rhythm, dance, and music in Egypt and beyond; title: ch.13. A musicultural history of the Chinese Zheng.