World Music: A Global Journey
The second edition of World Music: A Global Journey introduces students to the diversity of musical expression around the world. It takes the reader across the globe to experience cultural traditions that challenge the ear, the mind, and the spirit. It presents a systematic study of varied traditions in a non-technical language accessible to any enthusiast of world music and culture. The second edition continues with its geographical orientation to each locale, and visits each of the seventy...
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· "This is the best organized, concise, clear classroom book that I have encountered for this type of course." --Cleveland State University· "Well-written, lots of detail, helpful side-bar material and fine maps. Miller and Shahriari write with admirable authority and enthusiasm." --Texas Christian University· "Treats the student readers as intelligent beings with wide-ranging intellectual interests." --New York University · Includes 2 audio CDs of examples· Two color throughout with two four-color inserts; original photos and mapsWorld Music: A Global Journey introduces students to the diversity of musical expression around the world. Written for those with no background in music notation or theory, the book is modeled on a series of guided trips around the musical world. Written in layperson's language, with ample illustrations including maps, photographs, and musical examples, this book introduces an entire world of music to students. For those taking a single semester survey course, the professor can choose to select areas highlighted in the text; others taking a more comprehensive two-semester course will find ample material here for an entire year of study. Beyond its engaging text, the book is two color throughout with two four color inserts. There are many photographs-taken by the authors and other leading ethnomusicologists-illustrating musicians, places, musical instruments, and performances. The design includes icons that make finding definitions, key examples, and related text easy. The book is packaged with three CDs, giving full versions of many of the musical examples highlighted in the text. The text has been thoroughly reviewed and classroom tested in the US and abroad, and the authors have incorporated many features based on these reviews. World Music: A Global Journey sets a new standard for introductory texts in ethnomusicology/world music. A supporting website, including photos, audio-clips and additional resources can be found at www.routledge-ny.com/textbooks/worldmusic.INCLUDES TWO CDs Two color throughout; two 4-color inserts
AcknowledgementsxiPreface1For Whom Has This Book Been Written?1Scope2Organization3How to Expand Course Coverage4Our Own Journey (So Far)5Terry E. Miller5Andrew Shahriari71Before the Trip Begins: Fundamental Issues11What is Music?11Music: Universal Language or Culturally Specific Activity13Beware of Labels14An Inside Look: Gerhard Kubik16Knowing the World's Musics18The Life of an Ethnomusicologist21Representation: What Musics Does One Study?22Resources for the Study of the World's Musics23Questions to Consider252Aural Analysis: Listening to the World's Music27How to Listen to World Music27"Talking" about Music28Timbre and Medium29An Inside Look: Bruno Nettl30Vocal Timbre30Instrumental Timbre31Aerophones: Flutes, Reeds, and Trumpets31Chordophones: Lutes and Zithers32Idiophones: Plucked, Struck, and Shaken34Membranophones35Summary36Pitch36Tuning System37Scale37Interval38Range39Melody39Melodic Contour39Ornamentation49Text Setting49Rhythm41Beat and Tempo41Accent and Meter41Rhythmic Density41Phonic Structure42Dynamics43Form43Box: Fundamentals of Music44Questions to Consider453Cultural Considerations: Beyond the Sounds Themselves47Music and the Environment48Cultural Knowledge48An Inside Look: Ki Mantle Hood50Value Systems and Hierarchies51Music and Identity52Use versus Function53Music and Ritual53Music and Spirituality54Music and Ethics55New Theoretical Perspectives55Music Technologies and Media56Music and the Arts56Transmission and Pedagogy58Notation Systems and the Creation of Music59Exchange and Adaptation60Cultural Intersections61A Case Study of Istanbul, Turkey: A Lesson in Geography, History, Religions, and Musical Exchange62Questions to Consider714Oceania: Voices of Land and Sea73Background Preparation73Planning the Itinerary75Arrival: Australia75Site 1Australian Aborigine Song with Didjeridu76An Inside Look: Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman76Arrival: Papua New Guinea81Site 2Susap from Papua New Guinea82Arrival: Hawaii84Site 3Hawaiian Drum-Dance Chant85Arrival: Kiribati87Site 4Kiribati Group Song88Questions to Consider905South Asia: Music With a Spiritual DimensionBackground Preparation93An Inside Look: Shanti Raghavan; Aashish Khan96Planning the Itinerary98Arrival: North India100Site 1Hindustani Raga100Site 2Bhajan Devotional Song108Arrival: South India110Site 3Carnatic Classical Singing (Kriti)110Arrival: Bangladesh114Site 4Baul Song from Bangladesh115Box: Indian Filmi Git (Film Song)116Questions to Consider1186Southeast Asia: A Land of Bamboo and Bronze121Background Preparation121Planning the Itinerary123An Inside Look: Priwan Nanongkham124Arrival: Vietnam126Site 1Upland Bronze Gong Ensemble127Site 2Tai Tu Amateur Chamber Music129Arrival: Thailand131Site 3Classical Piphat Music132Box: The Ramayana136Arrival: Laos and Northeast Thailand138Site 4Northeast Thai Lam Klawn138Site 5Phleng Luk Thung from Northeast Thailand141Arrival: Indonesia (Java and Bali)143Site 6Javanese Court Gamelan144Site 7Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar146Questions to Consider1517East Asia: Ancient Echoes in the Modern World153Background Preparation153An Inside Look: Luo Qin156Planning the Itinerary158Arrival: China159Site 1The Qin Seven-String Zither162Site 2The "Silk and Bamboo" Sizhu Ensemble164Site 3Beijing Opera (Jingju)168Site 4Revolutionary Beijing Opera171Arrival: Mongolia175Site 5Mongolian Throat-Singing177Arrival: Korea178Site 6P'ansori179Arrival: Japan182Site 7Gagaku183Site 8Kabuki Theater185Arrival: Tibet188Site 9Tibetan Buddhist Ritual188Questions to Consider1928The Middle East: Music in the Cradle of Great Religions195Background Preparation195An Inside Look: George Dimmitri Sawa198Planning the Itinerary199Arrival: Turkey200Site 1Islamic "Call to Prayer"200Site 2Arabic Modal Improvisation203Arrival: Iran207Site 3Dastgah Shur for Santur and Voice208Arrival: Egypt211Site 4Islamic Song with Takht Instrumental Accompaniment212Arrival: Sufism215Site 5Dhiker Ceremony216Arrival: Judaism218Site 6Jewish Biblical Cantillation219Questions to Consider2239Sub-Saharan Africa: The Rhythms of Community225Background Preparation225An Inside Look: Adesanya Adeyeye; Habib Iddrisu225Planning the Itinerary231Arrival: Ghana231Site 1Polyrhythmic Ensemble232Site 2"Talking Drums"236Site 3Palm Wine "Highlife Song"240Arrival: Central Africa241Site 4Pygmy Music242Arrival: Zimbabwe243Site 5Mbira Dza Vadzimu243Arrival: Uganda245Site 6Akadinda Xylophone246Arrival: Senegal-Gambia248Site 7Jali with Kora248Arrival: The Republic of South Africa251Site 8Mbube Vocal Choir253Questions to Consider25610Europe: Harmony and Hierarchy259Background Preparation259"Classical versus Folk"262An Inside Look: Morag MacLeod262Planning the Itinerary274Arrival: Greece265Site 1Byzantine Chant265Arrival: Spain267Site 2Flamenco268Arrival: Russia271Site 3Balalaika271Arrival: Scotland274Site 4Highland Bagpipes275Arrival: Ireland277Site 5Union Bagpipes278Arrival: Hungary281Site 6Hurdy Gurdy281Arrival: Bulgaria284Site 7Women's Chorus285Questions to Consider28711The Caribbean: Musical Energy of Island Peoples289Background Preparation289Planning the Itinerary291Arrival: Haiti291An Inside Look: P. Olivia Ahyoung; Ellie Mannette292Site 1Vodou Ritual294Arrival: Jamaica297Site 2Reggae297Arrival: Trinidad and Tobago301Site 3Calypso302Site 4Steel Band305Arrival: The Bahamas308Site 5Rhyming Spiritual309Arrival: Cuba310Site 6Afro-Cuban-Derived Salsa311Arrival: The Dominican Republic314Site 7Merengue315Questions to Consider31712Central and South America: New World Recipes319Background Preparation319Planning the Itinerary321Arrival: The Amazon322Site 1Amazonian Indian Chant322Arrival: Peru324Site 2Sikuri Ensemble325Arrival: Argentina327Site 3Tango327Arrival: Mexico330Site 4Mariachi330Arrival: Brazil333Site 5Samba334Box: Carnival336Site 6Capoeira337Questions to Consider34113North America: Diverse Peoples, Diverse Musics343Background Preparation343Planning the Itinerary345An Inside Look: Hugh McGraw; Buddy MacMaster346Arrival: Canada348Site 1Cape Breton Fiddling348Arrival: The United States of America350Site 2Ballad-Singing351Site 3Old Regular Baptist Lined Hymn353Site 4Singing School Shape-Note Music356Site 5Bluegrass360Site 6African-American Spiritual364Site 7African-American Gospel Choir365Site 8Country Blues368Site 9Conjunto from Texas372Site 10Cajun Music374Arrival: Native American Reservations376Site 11Plains Chippewa: Rock Dance Song377Site 12Native American Flute380Box: Inuit Throat-Singing381Questions to Consider38414Discovering Yourself Through Music387Music and Self-Identity387Researching Your Musical Roots389An Inside Look: Nguyen Thuyet Phong390Disseminating your Findings393Where to Go From Here394Glossary397Resources425Index435Recorded Examples453
