Non-Western music: traditional & "classical" books

1021 books were found.

Egyptian Musical Instruments

Egyptian Musical Instruments

Author: Moustafa Gadalla
ISBN: 9798215974353
Format: Paperback
$20.67

This book presents the major Ancient Egyptian musical instruments, their ranges, and playing techniques. This...  Read More >>

An Academic Biography of Liu Ching-chih: A Man of  a Pure Heart

An Academic Biography of Liu Ching-chih: A Man of a...

Author: Yongyan Li
ISBN: 9781626430839
Format: Hardback
$290.40

A multi-faceted biography of Liu Ching-chih, a Hong Kong scholar and musician.  Read More >>

Sheram: Songs with music notation in Armenian and transliterated English lyrics

Sheram: Songs with music notation in Armenian and transliterated...

Author: Girgor (Sheram) Talyan
ISBN: 9781777999025
Format: Paperback
$129.35

"It is with great pleasure that we announce the publication of one of Armenia's most important ashoughs' works in...  Read More >>

Asian Sound Cultures: Voice, Noise, Sound, Technology

Asian Sound Cultures: Voice, Noise, Sound, Technology...

Author: Iris Haukamp ,  Christin Hoene
ISBN: 9780367698911
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book examines the meanings, uses, and agency of voice, noise, sound, and sound technologies across Asia.  Read More >>

The Most Famous Traditional African Songs: The Easiest Sheet Music for Chromanote Instruments

The Most Famous Traditional African Songs: The Easiest...

Author: Helen Winter
ISBN: 9798847349376
Format: Paperback
$22.59

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Indian Classical Music and the Gramophone, 1900–1930

Indian Classical Music and the Gramophone, 1900–1930...

Author: Vikram Sampath
ISBN: 9780367421328
Format: Hardback
$284.00

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Sound Within Sound: Opening Our Ears to the Twentieth Century

Sound Within Sound: Opening Our Ears to the Twentieth...

Author: Kate Molleson
ISBN: 9780571363223
Format: Hardback
$42.99

A radical answer to Alex Ross' The Rest is Noise, Sound Within Sound fundamentally changes the way we think about...  Read More >>

Venice, Schiavoni and the Dissemination of Early Modern Music: A Companion to Ivan Lukacic

Venice, Schiavoni and the Dissemination of Early Modern...

Author: Ennio Stipcevic ,  Vito Balic
ISBN: 9782503601953
Format: Paperback
$198.00

"Ivan Lukacic (born around 1585, died in 1648), composer, Conventual Franciscan, long-time ""maestro di cappella""...  Read More >>

Sonic Ruins of Modernity: Judeo-Spanish Folksongs Today

Sonic Ruins of Modernity: Judeo-Spanish Folksongs Today...

Author: Edwin Seroussi
ISBN: 9781032276533
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Sonic Ruins of Modernity shows how social, cultural, and cognitive phenomena interact in the making and distribution...  Read More >>

Musical Bows of Southern Africa

Musical Bows of Southern Africa

Author: Dr Sazi Dlamini (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) ,  Dr Sazi Dlamini (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
ISBN: 9781501370328
Format: Paperback
$61.99

"""An overview of the theory and practice of musical bows in Southern Africa with emphasis on contemporary practices""--"...  Read More >>

Western Texts on Indian Dance: An Illustrated Guide from 1298 to 1930

Western Texts on Indian Dance: An Illustrated Guide...

Author: Donovan Roebert
ISBN: 9789814968393
Format: Hardback
$258.75

The book reproduces more than 250 extracts from important texts, which provide examples of how dance in India was...  Read More >>

Statistical Musicology: Embracing Hindustani Ragas

Statistical Musicology: Embracing Hindustani Ragas

Author: Swarima Tewari
ISBN: 9781685076832
Format: Paperback
$219.91

The authors of this book propose to computationally analyze both the structure and the performance of Hindustani...  Read More >>

The Routledge Companion to Music and Human Rights

The Routledge Companion to Music and Human Rights

Author: Julian Fifer ,  Angela Impey (SOAS, University of London, UK)
ISBN: 9780367489090
Format: Hardback
$452.00

The Routledge Companion to Music and Human Rights is a collection of case studies spanning a wide range of concerns...  Read More >>

Music in Religious Cults of the Ancient Near East

Music in Religious Cults of the Ancient Near East

Author: John Arthur Smith
ISBN: 9780367486358
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Music in Religious Cults of the Ancient Near East presents the first extended discussion of the relationship between...  Read More >>

Nothing but Noise: Timbre and Musical Meaning at the Edge

Nothing but Noise: Timbre and Musical Meaning at the...

Author: Zachary Wallmark (Assistant Professor of Musicology, Assistant Professor of Musicology, Univeristy of Oregon)
ISBN: 9780190495107
Format: Hardback
$93.95

Nothing but Noise: Timbre and Musical Meaning at the Edge explores...  Read More >>

Seeding the Tradition: Musical Creativity in Southern Vietnam

Seeding the Tradition: Musical Creativity in Southern...

Author: Alexander M. Cannon
ISBN: 9780819580801
Format: Paperback
$71.17

With ethnographic descriptions of zither lessons in Hõ Chi Minh City, outdoor music cafes in Cãn Thơ, and television...  Read More >>

The Ottoman Tanbûr: The Long-Necked Lute of Ottoman Art Music

The Ottoman Tanbûr: The Long-Necked Lute of Ottoman...

Author: Hans de Zeeuw
ISBN: 9781803271064
Format: Paperback
$90.56

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Music in Conflict: Palestine, Israel and the Politics of Aesthetic Production

Music in Conflict: Palestine, Israel and the Politics...

Author: Nili Belkind
ISBN: 9780367563271
Format: Paperback
$83.99

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City of Song: Music and the Making of Modern Jerusalem

City of Song: Music and the Making of Modern Jerusalem...

Author: Michael A. Figueroa (Associate Professor of Music, Associate Professor of Music, University of North Carolina)
ISBN: 9780197546437
Format: Paperback
$80.95

In City of Song: Music and the Making of Modern Jerusalem, author Michael A. Figueroa presents an extensive history...  Read More >>

City of Song: Music and the Making of Modern Jerusalem

City of Song: Music and the Making of Modern Jerusalem...

Author: Michael A. Figueroa (Associate Professor of Music, Associate Professor of Music, University of North Carolina)
ISBN: 9780197546475
Format: Hardback
$233.00

In City of Song: Music and the Making of Modern Jerusalem, author Michael A. Figueroa presents an extensive history...  Read More >>

Sound Fragments: From Field Recording to African Electronic Stories

Sound Fragments: From Field Recording to African Electronic...

Author: Noel Lobley
ISBN: 9780819580771
Format: Paperback
$51.62

This book is an ethnographic study of sound archives and the processes of creative decolonization that form alternative...  Read More >>

Sound Fragments: From Field Recording to African Electronic Stories

Sound Fragments: From Field Recording to African Electronic...

Author: Noel Lobley
ISBN: 9780819580764
Format: Hardback
$250.80

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Seeding the Tradition: Musical Creativity in Southern Vietnam

Seeding the Tradition: Musical Creativity in Southern...

Author: Alexander M. Cannon
ISBN: 9780819580795
Format: Hardback
$250.80

With ethnographic descriptions of zither lessons in Hõ Chi Minh City, outdoor music cafes in Cãn Thơ, and television...  Read More >>

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