Ethnomusicology Books

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The Study of Ethnomusicology: Thirty-One Issues and Concepts The Study of Ethnomusicology: Thirty-One Issues and Concepts (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.11 — 156 ratings — published 1983
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Ethnomusicology: A Very Short Introduction Ethnomusicology: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.76 — 170 ratings — published 2013
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Shadows in the Field: New Perspectives for Fieldwork in Ethnomusicology Shadows in the Field: New Perspectives for Fieldwork in Ethnomusicology (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.92 — 80 ratings — published 1996
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The Anthropology of Music The Anthropology of Music (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.84 — 100 ratings — published 1964
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[Music as Social Life: The Politics of Participation (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)] [By: Turino, Thomas] [October, 2008] [Music as Social Life: The Politics of Participation (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)] [By: Turino, Thomas] [October, 2008]
by (shelved 7 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.98 — 123 ratings — published 2008
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Why Suya Sing:A Musical Anthropology of an Amazonian People (Cambridge Studies in Ethnomusicology) Why Suya Sing:A Musical Anthropology of an Amazonian People (Cambridge Studies in Ethnomusicology)
by (shelved 7 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.09 — 46 ratings — published 1987
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Sound and Sentiment: Birds, Weeping, Poetics, and Song in Kaluli Expression (Conduct and Communication) Sound and Sentiment: Birds, Weeping, Poetics, and Song in Kaluli Expression (Conduct and Communication)
by (shelved 7 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.10 — 107 ratings — published 1982
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How Musical Is Man? (Jessie and John Danz Lectures) How Musical Is Man? (Jessie and John Danz Lectures)
by (shelved 7 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.93 — 214 ratings — published 1973
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Theory for Ethnomusicology Theory for Ethnomusicology (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.83 — 30 ratings — published 2007
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Women and Music in Cross-Cultural Perspective Women and Music in Cross-Cultural Perspective (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.21 — 14 ratings — published 1987
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A Feminist Ethnomusicology: Writings on Music and Gender (New Perspectives on Gender in Music) A Feminist Ethnomusicology: Writings on Music and Gender (New Perspectives on Gender in Music)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.32 — 38 ratings — published 2014
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African Rhythm and African Sensibility: Aesthetics and Social Action in African Musical Idioms African Rhythm and African Sensibility: Aesthetics and Social Action in African Musical Idioms (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.27 — 135 ratings — published 1979
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Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.85 — 469 ratings — published 2010
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The Music of the Other: New Challenges for Ethnomusicology in a Global Age The Music of the Other: New Challenges for Ethnomusicology in a Global Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.94 — 16 ratings — published 2001
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Thinking Musically: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture Thinking Musically: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.61 — 88 ratings — published 2003
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Where Rivers and Mountains Sing: Sound, Music, and Nomadism in Tuva and Beyond Where Rivers and Mountains Sing: Sound, Music, and Nomadism in Tuva and Beyond (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.20 — 35 ratings — published 2006
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Sound Play: Video Games and the Musical Imagination (Oxford Music / Media) Sound Play: Video Games and the Musical Imagination (Oxford Music / Media)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.11 — 35 ratings — published 2014
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Listening to War: Sound, Music, Trauma, and Survival in Wartime Iraq Listening to War: Sound, Music, Trauma, and Survival in Wartime Iraq (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.93 — 27 ratings — published 2015
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Making Music in the Arab World: The Culture and Artistry of Tarab Making Music in the Arab World: The Culture and Artistry of Tarab (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.50 — 42 ratings — published 2003
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Deep Listeners: Music, Emotion, and Trancing Deep Listeners: Music, Emotion, and Trancing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.91 — 44 ratings — published 2004
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Speak it Louder Speak it Louder (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.78 — 9 ratings — published 2004
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The Life of Music in North India: The Organization of an Artistic Tradition The Life of Music in North India: The Organization of an Artistic Tradition (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.17 — 30 ratings — published 1980
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The Land Where the Blues Began The Land Where the Blues Began (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.32 — 861 ratings — published 1993
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African Banjo Echoes In Appalachia: A Study of Folk Traditions African Banjo Echoes In Appalachia: A Study of Folk Traditions (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.32 — 34 ratings — published 1995
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Excursions in World Music Excursions in World Music (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.41 — 51 ratings — published
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Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra: Five Musical Years in Ghana Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra: Five Musical Years in Ghana (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.92 — 36 ratings — published 2012
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World Music: A Very Short Introduction World Music: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.11 — 129 ratings — published 2002
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Unplayed Melodies: Javanese Gamelan and the Genesis of Music Theory Unplayed Melodies: Javanese Gamelan and the Genesis of Music Theory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.00 — 11 ratings — published 2004
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Music Grooves Music Grooves (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.29 — 21 ratings — published 1994
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Blues People: Negro Music in White America Blues People: Negro Music in White America (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,426 ratings — published 1963
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Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music in World Religions Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music in World Religions (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.52 — 27 ratings — published 2006
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Performing Ethnomusicology: Teaching and Representation in World Music Ensembles Performing Ethnomusicology: Teaching and Representation in World Music Ensembles (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.70 — 10 ratings — published 2004
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Thinking in Jazz : The Infinite Art of Improvisation (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology Series) Thinking in Jazz : The Infinite Art of Improvisation (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology Series)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.26 — 245 ratings — published 1994
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The Soul of Mbira: Music and Traditions of the Shona People of Zimbabwe The Soul of Mbira: Music and Traditions of the Shona People of Zimbabwe (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.96 — 52 ratings — published 1978
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The Hundred Thousand Fools of God: Musical Travels in Central Asia (and Queens, New York) The Hundred Thousand Fools of God: Musical Travels in Central Asia (and Queens, New York)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.33 — 55 ratings — published 1997
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Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,739 ratings — published 1998
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Gamelan Gong Kebyar: The Art of Twentieth-Century Balinese Music (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology) Gamelan Gong Kebyar: The Art of Twentieth-Century Balinese Music (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.04 — 24 ratings — published 2000
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Beyond Exoticism: Western Music and the World (Refiguring American Music) Beyond Exoticism: Western Music and the World (Refiguring American Music)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.96 — 25 ratings — published 2007
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Music and Musicians in the Medieval Islamicate World: A Social History (Early and Medieval Islamic World) Music and Musicians in the Medieval Islamicate World: A Social History (Early and Medieval Islamic World)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published
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Drumming at the Edge of Magic Drumming at the Edge of Magic (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.22 — 412 ratings — published 1990
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Songs for the Spirits: Music and Mediums in Modern Vietnam Songs for the Spirits: Music and Mediums in Modern Vietnam (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published 2009
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Louder and Faster: Pain, Joy, and the Body Politic in Asian American Taiko (American Crossroads Book 55) Louder and Faster: Pain, Joy, and the Body Politic in Asian American Taiko (American Crossroads Book 55)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.10 — 10 ratings — published
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Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.40 — 104 ratings — published
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Highlife Saturday Night: Popular Music and Social Change in Urban Ghana (African Expressive Cultures) Highlife Saturday Night: Popular Music and Social Change in Urban Ghana (African Expressive Cultures)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.78 — 9 ratings — published 2012
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Queering the Field: Sounding Out Ethnomusicology Queering the Field: Sounding Out Ethnomusicology (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 6 ratings — published
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LOVING MUSIC TILL IT HURTS LOVING MUSIC TILL IT HURTS (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.68 — 34 ratings — published
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How Music Works How Music Works (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 28,668 ratings — published 2014
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Inside Arabic Music: Arabic Maqam Performance and Theory in the 20th Century Inside Arabic Music: Arabic Maqam Performance and Theory in the 20th Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.94 — 35 ratings — published
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Erotic Triangles: Sundanese Dance and Masculinity in West Java (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology) Erotic Triangles: Sundanese Dance and Masculinity in West Java (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.33 — 6 ratings — published 2010
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Hüseyin Akbaş
“Doğu musikisi' adlı kavrama dâhil olmadan önce Türk musikisinin kendisine özgü bir nazariyesi var mıydı? Eğer bir nazariyesi varsa, nasıl bir şekildeydi? Bunu bilmiyoruz. Arap İslâm siyasetinin “himmeti” sayesinde yok edilmiş birçok millî eserlerimizle birlikte musikimiz de kaybolmaya yüz tutmuştur. Büyük bir yoldan geçen ulu kervanın izi kalmaz mı? İşte örnek olarak verdiğimiz bu söz gibi Arap istilasından önceki Türk musikimizin sadece izleri kalmıştır. Bu olanları görmezden gelmek elbette ki iyi bir sonuç getirmez.”
Hüseyin Akbaş, Özbek Klasik Müziği ve Tarihi

Hüseyin Akbaş
“Bizim edebiyatımızda olduğu gibi musikimizde de iki akım vardır. Edebiyatımızda aruz vezninde şiir yazma ve aruzsuz, yani parmak vezninde şiir yazma üslûbu vardır. Aruz vezni İran ve Arap etkisinde kalan medrese ve saray şairleri arasında, parmak vezni ise halk şairleri arasında yaygındı.”
Hüseyin Akbaş, Özbek Klasik Müziği ve Tarihi

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