World music books

1302 books were found.

Carnatic Melakarta Ragas: Structure and Illustration with a New Matrix Notation

Carnatic Melakarta Ragas: Structure and Illustration...

Author: Sridhar Jagannathan
ISBN: 9798835433254
Format: Paperback
$16.56

"This book is primarily intended for beginners and practitioners of Carnatic music, which is the type of classical...  Read More >>

Alan Lomax, the South, and the American Folk Music Revival, 1933-1969

Alan Lomax, the South, and the American Folk Music Revival,...

Author: M. Michaela Hampf ,  Risto Lenz
ISBN: 9783631867723
Format: Hardback
$170.52

The book analyses Alan Lomax’s role as a cultural mediator during the time of the American Folk Music Revival. With...  Read More >>

American Fiddler: Traditional Fiddle Music from Around the World

American Fiddler: Traditional Fiddle Music from Around...

Author: Edward Huws Jones
ISBN: 9781784546984
Format: Book
$51.72

The full range of traditional fiddle repertoire is now at your fingertips! Using these generous collections, you...  Read More >>

The Musical Human: A History of Life on Earth – A BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week'

The Musical Human: A History of Life on Earth – A BBC...

Author: Michael Spitzer
ISBN: 9781526602787
Format: Paperback
$22.99

A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Full of delightful nuggets' Guardian online 'Entertaining, informative and philosphical...  Read More >>

Living Metal: Metal Scenes around the World

Living Metal: Metal Scenes around the World

Author: Bryan Bardine (University of Dayton, USA) ,  Jerome Stueart
ISBN: 9781789384000
Format: Hardback
$176.95

This collection of thirteen essays is an exploration of metal scenes throughout the world, from Dayton to Hull,...  Read More >>

John Farnham's Whispering Jack

John Farnham's Whispering Jack

Author: Professor or Dr. Graeme Turner (Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland, Australia)
ISBN: 9781501382062
Format: Paperback
$24.99

"""An exploration of the history and cultural significance of Australia's top-selling album by an Australian in...  Read More >>

John Farnham's Whispering Jack

John Farnham's Whispering Jack

Author: Professor or Dr. Graeme Turner (Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland, Australia)
ISBN: 9781501382055
Format: Hardback
$120.00

"""An exploration of the history and cultural significance of Australia's top-selling album by an Australian in...  Read More >>

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 >>

Presenting Atahualpa Yupanqui: 16 solos for Low G ukulele

Presenting Atahualpa Yupanqui: 16 solos for Low G ukulele...

Author: Dave Brown
ISBN: 9798800098488
Format: Paperback
$19.82

Presenting the music of Atahualpa Yupanqui. An exciting new finger-picking ukulele book. 16 solos arranged for...  Read More >>

Modeselektor’s Happy Birthday!

Modeselektor’s Happy Birthday!

Author: Prof Sean Nye (University of Southern California, USA)
ISBN: 9781501346255
Format: Paperback
$34.99

Modeselektor, the Berlin electronic duo consisting of Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary, released Happy Birthday!...  Read More >>

Mercyful Fate's Don't Break the Oath

Mercyful Fate's Don't Break the Oath

Author: Professor or Dr. Henrik Marstal (Associate Professor, Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, Denmark)
ISBN: 9781501354373
Format: Paperback
$34.99

Upon its release, Don't Break the Oath charted fifth on the official British heavy metal album list and was supported...  Read More >>

Mercyful Fate's Don't Break the Oath

Mercyful Fate's Don't Break the Oath

Author: Professor or Dr. Henrik Marstal (Associate Professor, Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, Denmark)
ISBN: 9781501354380
Format: Hardback
$120.00

Upon its release, Don't Break the Oath charted fifth on the official British heavy metal album list and was supported...  Read More >>

Various Artists' DJs do Guetto

Various Artists' DJs do Guetto

Author: Dr. Richard Elliott (Newcastle University, UK)
ISBN: 9781501357848
Format: Paperback
$34.99

"""Uses the 2006 compilation DJs do Guetto as a central document of Afro-diasporic music in 21st-century Lisbon...  Read More >>

Modeselektor’s Happy Birthday!

Modeselektor’s Happy Birthday!

Author: Prof Sean Nye (University of Southern California, USA)
ISBN: 9781501346248
Format: Hardback
$120.00

Modeselektor, the Berlin electronic duo consisting of Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary, released Happy Birthday!...  Read More >>

Various Artists' DJs do Guetto

Various Artists' DJs do Guetto

Author: Dr. Richard Elliott (Newcastle University, UK)
ISBN: 9781501357831
Format: Hardback
$120.00

"""Uses the 2006 compilation DJs do Guetto as a central document of Afro-diasporic music in 21st-century Lisbon...  Read More >>

Czeslaw Niemen's Niemen Enigmatic

Czeslaw Niemen's Niemen Enigmatic

Author: Dr or Prof Mariusz Gradowski (Assistant Professor, University of Warsaw, Poland) ,  Professor Ewa Mazierska (University of Central Lancashire, UK)
ISBN: 9781501372667
Format: Paperback
$34.99

"""Examines the remarkable history and significance of the album Niemen Enigmatic, released in Poland in 1970 by...  Read More >>

Hearing Maskanda: Musical Epistemologies in South Africa

Hearing Maskanda: Musical Epistemologies in South Africa...

Author: Professor Barbara Titus (Associate Professor of Cultural Musicology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
ISBN: 9781501377761
Format: Hardback
$190.00

Hearing Maskanda outlines how people make sense of their world through practicing and hearing maskanda music in...  Read More >>

Music, City and the Roma under Communism

Music, City and the Roma under Communism

Author: Professor or Dr. Anna G. Piotrowska (Professor of Musicology, Jagiellonian University, Poland)
ISBN: 9781501380815
Format: Hardback
$190.00

"""Using the telling example of the city of Krakow, this book discusses the situation of Romani musicians in Communist...  Read More >>

Bea Palya's I'll Be Your Plaything

Bea Palya's I'll Be Your Plaything

Author: Dr. András Rónai (Independent Scholar, Hungary) ,  Professor or Dr. Anna Szemere (Visiting Professor, Central European University, Hungary)
ISBN: 9781501354434
Format: Hardback
$120.00

"""An overview of the 2010 concept album that drastically re-imagines cover versions of Hungary's most popular hits...  Read More >>

Czeslaw Niemen's Niemen Enigmatic

Czeslaw Niemen's Niemen Enigmatic

Author: Dr or Prof Mariusz Gradowski (Assistant Professor, University of Warsaw, Poland) ,  Professor Ewa Mazierska (University of Central Lancashire, UK)
ISBN: 9781501372674
Format: Hardback
$120.00

"""Examines the remarkable history and significance of the album Niemen Enigmatic, released in Poland in 1970 by...  Read More >>

The History of Basque Music

The History of Basque Music

Author: Josu Okinena
ISBN: 9781949805123
Format: Paperback
$52.80

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Songs of Earth: Aesthetic and Social Codes in Music

Songs of Earth: Aesthetic and Social Codes in Music...

Author: Anna L. Wood ,  Robert Garfias
ISBN: 9781496840646
Format: Hardback
$140.00

Provides a contemporary guide to understanding and exploring Cantometrics, the system developed by Lomax and Victor...  Read More >>

Music as Mao's Weapon: Remembering the Cultural Revolution

Music as Mao's Weapon: Remembering the Cultural Revolution...

Author: Lei X. Ouyang
ISBN: 9780252086212
Format: Paperback
$60.99

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2022 China's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) produced propaganda music...  Read More >>

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