Soundscapes : exploring music in a changing world

Author(s)

• Shelemay, Kay Kaufman

Bibliographic Information

Soundscapes : exploring music in a changing world

Kay Kaufman Shelemay

W. W. Norton, c2001

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical, discographical, and web references (p. 362-375) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

"Soundscapes" organizes the study of music in the way people encounter it - by its function in their lives and their communities. Through a series of case studies, this text presents the fundamentals of music in a variety of social and cultural settings. This three-CD set contains 75 selections, each accompanied by a listening guide in the text. A Web-site enables students to reinforce their studies and explore related topics.

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Details

• NCID: BA58554985
• ISBN:
  • 0393975363
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xix, 393 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : MT90
  • DC21 : 780/.9
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Music appreciation
  • LCSH : World music -- Analysis, appreciation
  • LCSH : Ethnomusicology -- Cross-cultural studies