Ethnomusicology

In 1677 a slim quarto volume was published anonymously as A Philosophical Essay of Musick. Written by Francis North (1637-85), chief justice of the Common Pleas, the Essay is in the form of a legal case argued from an hypothesis. Utilising the pendulum as his hypothesis, North provided a rationale f..

In 1677 a slim quarto volume was published anonymously as A Philosophical Essay of Musick. Written by Francis North (1637-85), chief justice of the Common Pleas, the Essay is in the form of a legal case argued from an hypothesis. Utilising the pendulum as his hypothesis, North provided a rationale f..

This book is the first rigourous and detailed exploration of exactly how blues singers use formulas to create songs, and gives a step-by-step description of the rules implicit in this formulaic structure which inspires new discussion of lyric structures...

This book is the first rigourous and detailed exploration of exactly how blues singers use formulas to create songs, and gives a step-by-step description of the rules implicit in this formulaic structure which inspires new discussion of lyric structures...

The Course of Mexican Music provides students with a cohesive introductory understanding of the scope and influence of Mexican music. The textbook highlights individual musical examples as a means of exploring the processes of selection that led to specific musical styles in different times and plac..

In the final decades of the fifteenth-century, the European musical world was shaken to its foundations by the onset of a veritable culture war on the art of polyphony. Now in paperback, The Crisis of Music in Early Modern Europe tells the story of this cultural upheaval, drawing on a wide range of ..

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This collection of major meals from a variety of regions in the world emphasizes the interconnectedness of food and music across cultures. Each entry is written by an ethnomusicologist, or someone familiar with the links between food and music in that particular region. Entries follow the same struc..

This collection of major meals from a variety of regions in the world emphasizes the interconnectedness of food and music across cultures. Each entry is written by an ethnomusicologist, or someone familiar with the links between food and music in that particular region. Entries follow the same struc..

This book contains a collection of essays by musicologists and ethnomusicologists on the ethnomusicology of western art music, exploring a range of issues including music in orchestral outreach programmes, new audiences for classical music concerts, and music and conflict transformation. This book w..