Livre - The study of ethnomusicology

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Livre

University of Illinois Press

Nettl Bruno 1930 - ...

Presentation materielle : xiii, 560 pages

Dimensions : 25 cm

Known affectionately as The Red Book, Bruno Nettl's The Study of Ethnomusicology became a classic upon its original publication in 1983. Scholars and students alike have hailed it not just for its insights but for a disarming, witty style able to engage and entertain even casual readers while providing essential grounding in the field. In this third edition, Nettl revises the text throughout, adding new chapters and discussions that take into account recent developments across the field and reflecting on how his thinking has changed or even reversed itself during his sixty-year career. An updated bibliography rounds out the volume

p.XI Preface Part I: Contemplating the musics of the world. p.3 A harmless drudge : reaching for the dictionary p.19 Combining tones : on the concept of music p.31 Is music the universal language of mankind? : commonalities and the origins of music Part II: As sounds and structures. p.49 Inspiration and perspiration : creative processes p.63 A nonuniversal language : on the musics of the world p.72 The fundamental skill : notation and transcription p.89 Contemplating musical repertories : a sampling of descriptive and analytical approaches p.108 The most indefatigable tourists of the world : units of musical thought p.122 Apples, oranges, and a Model T : comparison and comparative study Part III: In the field. p.141 Come back and see me next Tuesday : essentials of the fieldwork tradition p.157 You will never understand this music : insiders and outsiders p.169 Citadels of the profession : archives, preservation, and the study of recordings p.188 No one plays it like me : ordinary and exceptional musicians p.199 You call that fieldwork? : redefining the "field" p.211 Who owns this music? : the host's perspective ; Part IV: In human culture. p.231 Music and "that complex whole" : studying music in or as culture p.248 Writing the meat-and-potatoes book : musical ethnography p.260 "If music be the food of love ..." : uses and functions p.272 The river of Heraclitus : on people changing their music p.294 Traditions : recorded, printed, written, oral, virtual p.302 The basic unit of all culture and civilization : signs, symbols, and meaning p.319 The whys of world music : determinants of musical style Part V: In all of its varieties. p.331 The "where" of world music : interpreting geographic distribution p.345 Never heard a horse sing : taxonomies and boundaries p.364 The creatures of Jubal : instruments p.376 How do you get to Carnegie Hall? : teaching and learning p.390 I'm a stranger here myself : women's music, women in music p.405 Diversity and difference : a variety of minorities Part VI: From a broad perspective. p.423 Are you doing anyone any good? : thoughts on applied ethnomusicology p.439 Musing about an interdiscipline : musicology, anthropology, and the study of dance p.454 Second thoughts : some personal disclosures p.464 On the shape of the story : persepctives on the history of ideas and practices p.481 A snapshot of the new century : notes on ethnomusicology today.

Bibliogr. (p. [491]-535), index