American Music: An Introduction, Second Edition is a collection of seventeen essays surveying major African American musical genres, both sacred and secular, from slavery to the present. With contributions by leading scholars in the field, the work brings together analyses of African American music based on ethnographic fieldwork, which privileges the voices of the music-makers themselves, woven into a richly textured mosaic of history and culture. At the same time, it incorporates musical treatments that bring clarity to the structural, melodic, and rhythmic characteristics that both distinguish and unify African American music. The second edition has been substantially revised and updated, and includes new essays on African and African American musical continuities, African-derived instrument construction and performance practice, techno, and quartet traditions. Musical transcriptions, photographs, illustrations, and new downloadable resources bring the music to life.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415881814
eBay Product ID (ePID)
183173374
Product Key Features
Author
Mellonee V. Burnim, Portia K. Maultsby
Publication Name
African American Music: an Introduction
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Social Sciences
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
466 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
254mm
Item Width
178mm
Item Weight
875g
Additional Product Features
Editor
Portia K. Maultsby, Mellonee V. Burnim
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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