African music in perspective / Alan P. Merriam.
| Author/creator | Merriam, Alan P. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Garland, 1982. |
| Description | xvi, 506 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Critical studies on Black life and culture ; v. 6 Critical studies on Black life and culture ; v. 6. ^A247501 |
| Contents | Part I. Framework. A prologue to the study of the African arts (1962) -- The arts and humanities in African studies (1972) -- Anthropology and the arts (1977) -- Africa south of the Sahara (1957) -- African music (1959) -- Part II. The comprehensive view. Music and the dance (1959) -- Traditional music of black Africa (1977) -- Contributions of African music to the world culture (1959) -- Part III. Instruments and idioms. Musical instruments and techniques of performance among the Bashi (1955) -- The Epudi: a Basongye ocarina (1962) -- The ethnographic experience: drum-making among the Bala (Basongye) 1969 -- Song texts of the Bashi (1954) -- Yovu songs from Ruanda (1957) -- The Bashi Mulizi and its music: an end-blown flute from the Belgian Congo (1957) -- Part IV. Problems. The use of music as a technique of reconstructing culture history in Africa (1967) -- The Bala musician (1973) -- Basongye musicians and institutionalized social deviance (1980) -- Music change in a Basongye village (Zaire) (1977) -- African musical rhythm and concepts of time-reckoning (1981). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-487) and index. |
| LCCN | 80008523 |
| ISBN | 0824094611 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML350.1 .M47 1982 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |