Music Cultures of the Pacific, the Near East, and Asia

Malm, William P.

Appropriate for a one semester/two-quarter course. The purpose of this book is to survey the basic kinds of music and musical instruments found in the major oriental civilizations and in the island cultures of the Eastern Hemisphere. It is also intended as an introduction to the basic attitudes, techniques, and nomenclature of the discipline of ethnomusicology.

EAN

9780131823877

Publisher

Pearson

Published

1 May 1996

Pages

304