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Theory and Practice in the Music of the Islamic World: Essays in Honour of Owen Wright
Rachel Harris
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Hardback. Editor(s): Harris, Rachel; Stokes, Martin. Series: SOAS Musicology Series. Num Pages: 386 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 24 black & white tables, 16 black & white halftones, 23 b. BIC Classification: 1FB; AVA; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
This volume of original essays is dedicated to Owen Wright in recognition of his formative contribution to the study of music in the Islamic Middle East. Wright's work, which comprises, at the time of writing, six field-defining volumes and countless articles, has reconfigured the relationship between historical musicology and ethnomusicology. No account of the transformation of these fields in recent years can afford to ignore his work. Ranging across the Middle East, Central Asia and North India, this volume brings together historical, philological and ethnographic approaches. The contributors focus on collections of musical notation and song texts, on commercial and ... Read more
This volume of original essays is dedicated to Owen Wright in recognition of his formative contribution to the study of music in the Islamic Middle East. Wright's work, which comprises, at the time of writing, six field-defining volumes and countless articles, has reconfigured the relationship between historical musicology and ethnomusicology. No account of the transformation of these fields in recent years can afford to ignore his work. Ranging across the Middle East, Central Asia and North India, this volume brings together historical, philological and ethnographic approaches. The contributors focus on collections of musical notation and song texts, on commercial and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
SOAS Musicology Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
322
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138218314
SKU
V9781138218314
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