Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book

Ethnomusicology Books

Showing 1-50 of 562
The Study of Ethnomusicology: Thirty-One Issues and Concepts The Study of Ethnomusicology: Thirty-One Issues and Concepts (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.10 — 154 ratings — published 1983
Rate this book
Clear rating
Ethnomusicology: A Very Short Introduction Ethnomusicology: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.75 — 179 ratings — published 2013
Rate this book
Clear rating
Shadows in the Field: New Perspectives for Fieldwork in Ethnomusicology Shadows in the Field: New Perspectives for Fieldwork in Ethnomusicology (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.92 — 80 ratings — published 1996
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Anthropology of Music The Anthropology of Music (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.87 — 105 ratings — published 1964
Rate this book
Clear rating
[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 — 124 ratings — published 2008
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 — 47 ratings — published 1987
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 4.11 — 109 ratings — published 1982
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 3.89 — 227 ratings — published 1973
Rate this book
Clear rating
Theory for Ethnomusicology Theory for Ethnomusicology (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.83 — 29 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 4.26 — 138 ratings — published 1979
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 — 18 ratings — published 2001
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 4.19 — 36 ratings — published 2006
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 — 36 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
Women and Music in Cross-Cultural Perspective Women and Music in Cross-Cultural Perspective (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.31 — 13 ratings — published 1987
Rate this book
Clear rating
Speak it Louder Speak it Louder (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.75 — 12 ratings — published 2004
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.32 — 38 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
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
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Land Where the Blues Began The Land Where the Blues Began (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.31 — 873 ratings — published 1993
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 4.29 — 34 ratings — published 1995
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 3.95 — 37 ratings — published 2012
Rate this book
Clear rating
World Music: A Very Short Introduction World Music: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.13 — 134 ratings — published 2002
Rate this book
Clear rating
Blues People: Negro Music in White America Blues People: Negro Music in White America (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,488 ratings — published 1963
Rate this book
Clear rating
Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.86 — 480 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music in World Religions Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music in World Religions (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.55 — 29 ratings — published 2006
Rate this book
Clear rating
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
Rate this book
Clear rating
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
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 4.29 — 1,766 ratings — published 1998
Rate this book
Clear rating
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
Rate this book
Clear rating
And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music (ZE Series, 6) And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music (ZE Series, 6)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.65 — 142 ratings — published 2024
Rate this book
Clear rating
Thinking Musically: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture Thinking Musically: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.62 — 90 ratings — published 2003
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 3.50 — 2 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Drumming at the Edge of Magic Drumming at the Edge of Magic (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.22 — 413 ratings — published 1990
Rate this book
Clear rating
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
Rate this book
Clear rating
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
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 4.39 — 108 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
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
Rate this book
Clear rating
Queering the Field: Sounding Out Ethnomusicology Queering the Field: Sounding Out Ethnomusicology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.17 — 6 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
LOVING MUSIC TILL IT HURTS LOVING MUSIC TILL IT HURTS (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.58 — 36 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
How Music Works How Music Works (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.01 — 29,759 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
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)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.89 — 37 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.19 — 37,696 ratings — published 1996
Rate this book
Clear rating
Music in Central Java - Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (08) by Brinner, Benjamin [Paperback (2007)] Music in Central Java - Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (08) by Brinner, Benjamin [Paperback (2007)]
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.38 — 21 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.46 — 70 ratings — published 1984
Rate this book
Clear rating
Playing Along: Digital Games, YouTube, and Virtual Performance (Oxford Music / Media) Playing Along: Digital Games, YouTube, and Virtual Performance (Oxford Music / Media)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.00 — 14 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.97 — 29 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
Engendering Song: Singing and Subjectivity at Prespa Albanian Weddings (Volume 1997) (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology) Engendering Song: Singing and Subjectivity at Prespa Albanian Weddings (Volume 1997) (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.00 — 6 ratings — published 1997
Rate this book
Clear rating
Musicology and Difference: Gender and Sexuality in Music Scholarship Musicology and Difference: Gender and Sexuality in Music Scholarship (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.08 — 25 ratings — published 1993
Rate this book
Clear rating
Women's Voices Across Musical Worlds Women's Voices Across Musical Worlds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 3.88 — 16 ratings — published 2003
Rate this book
Clear rating
Greek Orthodox Music in Ottoman Istanbul: Nation and Community in the Era of Reform Greek Orthodox Music in Ottoman Istanbul: Nation and Community in the Era of Reform (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 2016
Rate this book
Clear rating
Music and the Armenian Diaspora: Searching for Home in Exile Music and the Armenian Diaspora: Searching for Home in Exile (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ethnomusicology)
avg rating 4.59 — 27 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating


Hüseyin Akbaş
“Nevai, musikimize olan hizmetini yalnızca küyler bestelemekle sınırlandırmamıştır. En büyük musiki üstatlarına ve en yetenekli musiki öğrencilerine eğitim vermeye başlamıştır. Onları bilim yönünden zenginleştirmek için yeni musiki risaleleri yazdırmıştır. Bu doğrultuda Babür Mirza’nın Babürnâme eserinde Üstat Kulmuhammed-ü Şeyh-i Nâyi ve Udî Hüseyin çalgılarında çok iyilerdi. Nevai’nin eğitim ve desteğiyle yükselmiş, ünlenmişlerdir demiştir. Nevai, Hemsetü-l-Müteheyyirîn adlı kitabında Üstad Kulmuhammed’in öğrencilik dönemlerinde çok yetenekli olduğunu ve her şeyi yeniden öğrenerek iyi bir çalma yetisine ulaştığını söylemiştir. Nevai, Üstad Kulmuhammed ve Udî Hüseyin’in musiki hakkında daha fazla teorik bilgiye ulaşmalarını sağlamak için dört büyük üstada, dört tane musiki risalesi yazdırmıştır. Risaleler Fenn-i Ta’lim tarafından uygun görülmediği için son olarak Abdurrahman Cami’ye beşinci risaleyi yazdırdığını eserinde not etmiştir.”
Hüseyin Akbaş, Özbek Klasik Müziği ve Tarihi

Hüseyin Akbaş
“Türk musikisinin bizde kalan en eski izleri bahşı, ozan ve kobuz sözleridir. Bahşı sözünün bugünkü manası halk şairi veya çalgıcısıdır. Halk arasında kobuz veya donbura çalıp destanlar okuyan özel kişiler, yani şair veya çalgıcılar vardır. Biz bunlara bahşı diyoruz. Hâlbuki hicrî IX. asırda Ali Şir Nevai zamanında bu söz, Uygurca yazan kitap anlamında kullanılmıştı.”
Hüseyin Akbaş, Özbek Klasik Müziği ve Tarihi

More quotes...