A brilliant collection by a renowned author who has for decades shaped thinking in the field on which he reflects in these essays. . . . No other author could write with such authority and personal experience about ethnomusicology.
from the foreword by Anthony Seeger, author of Why Suya Sing: A Musical Anthropology of an Amazonian People Light and entertaining, moving and head-noddingly simple without sacrificing the complexity of its implications. . . . Classic Bruno Nettl.
Journal of Folklore Research This compelling new collection of essays by Bruno Nettl, the master chronicler of the discipline of ethnomusicology, should be regarded as essential reading for ethnomusicologists of all stripes, from neophyte graduate students to senior scholars. Erudite yet accessible, always insightful, beautifully written, and laced with Nettl's signature touches of wit and humor, it represents an important addition to the historiography of our field by the scholar who knows it best.
Michael Bakan, author of World Music: Traditions and Transformations The last living member of American ethnomusicology's pantheon of founding fathers, Nettl has written yet another classic. . . . Essential.
Choice An engaging collection that reflects on the subject of ethnomusicology as well as on the man.
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