Nettl, Bruno, 1930- author.
Urbana Chicago Springfield: University of Illinois Press, [ 2015]
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- Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-534) and index.
- Contemplating the musics of the world. A harmless drudge : reaching for the dictionary Combining tones : on the concept of music Is music the universal language of mankind? : commonalities and the origins of music — As sounds and structures. Inspiration and perspiration : creative processes A nonuniversal language : on the musics of the world The fundamental skill : notation and transcription Contemplating musical repertories : a sampling of descriptive and analytical approaches The most indefatigable tourists of the world : units of musical thought Apples, oranges, and a Model T : comparison and comparative study — In the field. Come back and see me next Tuesday : essentials of the fieldwork tradition You will never understand this music : insiders and outsiders Citadels of the profession : archives, preservation, and the study of recordings No one plays it like me : ordinary and exceptional musicians You call that fieldwork? : redefining the field Who owns this music? : the host’s perspective — In human culture. Music and that complex whole : studying music in or as culture Writing the meat-and-potatoes book : musical ethnography If music be the food of love … : uses and functions The river of Heraclitus : on people changing their music Traditions : recorded, printed, written, oral, virtual The basic unit of all culture and civilization : signs, symbols, and meaning The whys of world music : determinants of musical style — In all of its varieties. The where of world music : interpreting geographic distribution Never heard a horse sing : taxonomies and boundaries The creatures of Jubal : instruments How do you get to Carnegie Hall? : teaching and learning I’m a stranger here myself : women’s music, women in music Diversity and difference : a variety of minorities — From a broad perspective. Are you doing anyone any good? : thoughts on applied ethnomusicology Musing about an interdiscipline : musicology, anthropology, and the study of dance Second
- 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.
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