Ethnomusicology

As economic, technological and cultural change gathers pace across the world, issues of musical heritage and sustainability have become ever more pressing and urgent. Discourse on intangible cultural heritage has blossomed due to growing concern about the loss of traditions and the threats posed to ..

Focussing on music traditions, these essays explore the policy, ideology and practice of preservation and promotion of East Asian intangible cultural heritage. For the first time, Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan - states that were among the first to establish legislation and systems for indigenous tr..

Focussing on music traditions, these essays explore the policy, ideology and practice of preservation and promotion of East Asian intangible cultural heritage. For the first time, Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan - states that were among the first to establish legislation and systems for indigenous tr..

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This edited collection draws its authors from both sides of the island to give a rounded picture of musical culture from the beginning of the British colonial period until today. The authors consider: what is the role of different musics in defining national, regional, social and cultural identities..

As both a distinct genre and a particular mode of filmmaking, the idea of the epic has been central to the history of cinema. Including contributions from both established and emerging film music scholars, the ten essays in Music in Epic Film: Listening to Spectacle provide a cross-section of contem..

Interdisciplinary in approach, international in scope, and critical in orientation, the twelve essays in this groundbreaking volume examine reflect upon the altered social, economic, and political environment of "post-9/11" music production and consumption...

Music in the World of Islam..

From its earliest days as little more than a series of monophonic outbursts to its current-day scores that can rival major symphonic film scores, video game music has gone through its own particular set of stylistic and functional metamorphoses while both borrowing and recontextualizing the earlier ..

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Music of Latin America and the Caribbean, Second Edition is a comprehensive textbook for undergraduate students that covers all major facets of Latin American music, finding a balance between important themes and illustrative examples. This book is about enjoying the music itself and provides a live..