Excursions in World Music, Seventh Edition

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Taylor & Francis, Aug 5, 2016 - Music - 540 pages

Excursions in World Music is a comprehensive introductory textbook to world music, creating a panoramic experience for students by engaging the many cultures around the globe and highlighting the sheer diversity to be experienced in the world of music. At the same time, the text illustrates the often profound ways through which a deeper exploration of these many different communities can reveal overlaps, shared horizons, and common concerns in spite of and, because of, this very diversity.

The new seventh edition introduces five brand new chapters, including chapters by three new contributors on the Middle East, South Asia, and Korea, as well as a new chapter on Latin America along with a new introduction written by Timothy Rommen. General updates have been made to other chapters, replacing visuals and updating charts/statistics. Excursions in World Music remains a favorite among ethnomusicologists who want students to explore the in-depth knowledge and scholarship that animates regional studies of world music.

A companion website is available at no additional charge. For instructors, there is a new test bank and instructor's manual. Numerous student resources are posted, including streamed audio tracks for most of the listening guides, interactive quizzes, flashcards, and an interactive map with pinpoints of interest and activities. An ancillary package of a 3-CD set of audio tracks is available for separate purchase.

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Contents

2 Music of South Asia
18
3 Music of the Middle East and North Africa
62
China
104
Korea
148
Japan
196
7 Music of Indonesia
226
8 Music of SubSaharan Africa
260
9 The Musical Culture of Europe
302
10 Music in Latin America
338
11 Music in the Caribbean
380
12 Native American Music
424
13 Music of Ethnic North America
456
Glossary
491
Index
507
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About the author (2016)

Bruno Nettl is Professor Emeritus of Musicology at the University of Illinois School of Music, and recipient of the Charles Homer Haskins Prize (by the American Council of Learned Societies) as a distinguished humanist.

Timothy Rommen is Professor of Music and Africana Studies at University of Pennsylvania.

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