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The Mediterranean in Music. Critical Perspectives, Common Concerns, Cultural Differences.
. Ed(S): Cooper, Mr David; Dawe, Kevin
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Description for The Mediterranean in Music. Critical Perspectives, Common Concerns, Cultural Differences.
The most recent scholarship available in the field of Ethnomusicolgy is presented in this collection of essays which seeks to reveal the commonality of traditional music in the Mediterranean region. An interdisciplinary approach to the study embraces not only musicology and ethnology, but also material culture considerations. Editor(s): Cooper, Mr David; Dawe, Kevin. Series: Europea: Ethnomusicologies & Modernities. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Politically and historically, the Mediterranean has been a space for critical dialogue for competing and often antagonistic voices, and still functions as meeting place for diverse and interdisciplinary approaches. Although other academic disciplines have attempted a unified approach to Mediterranean studies, until recently Mediterranean music as a singular concept has received relatively little scholarly development. This volume is a crucial first step and investigates several musical cultures that have traditionally demonstrated common threads, trends, and interactions. The music of Greece, Crete, Turkey, Albania, Corsica, Italy, Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Palestine are all considered in this volume as the scholars represented ... Read more
Politically and historically, the Mediterranean has been a space for critical dialogue for competing and often antagonistic voices, and still functions as meeting place for diverse and interdisciplinary approaches. Although other academic disciplines have attempted a unified approach to Mediterranean studies, until recently Mediterranean music as a singular concept has received relatively little scholarly development. This volume is a crucial first step and investigates several musical cultures that have traditionally demonstrated common threads, trends, and interactions. The music of Greece, Crete, Turkey, Albania, Corsica, Italy, Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Palestine are all considered in this volume as the scholars represented ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Europea: Ethnomusicologies & Modernities
Number of Pages
272
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810854079
SKU
V9780810854079
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About . Ed(S): Cooper, Mr David; Dawe, Kevin
David Cooper is Professor of Music and Technology and Head of the School of Music at the University of Leeds. Kevin Dawe is lecturer in ethnomusicology in the School of Music at the Unviersity of Leeds where he is also a member of the Centre for Mediterranean Studies and the Centre for African Studies.
Reviews for The Mediterranean in Music. Critical Perspectives, Common Concerns, Cultural Differences.
The Mediterranean in Music would be a worthwhile addition to libraries concerned with popular music...
Popular Music, January 2008
Ethnomusicologists and scholars of music and anthropology, all British but for an American, explore the concept and examples of a Mediterranean music, diverse within itself but sharing distinctions from the music of other regions. They look at nation and ... Read more
Popular Music, January 2008
Ethnomusicologists and scholars of music and anthropology, all British but for an American, explore the concept and examples of a Mediterranean music, diverse within itself but sharing distinctions from the music of other regions. They look at nation and ... Read more