The music of Africa / J.H. Kwabena Nketia
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1982. First Edition. Very good paperback copy; some surface wear to joints, and small tear at head of spine. Bright and clean internally. Remains a remarkably tight copy, and well-preserved overall. Item #450908
ISBN: 0575032340
Physical description; x, 278 pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 21 cm. Contents; Preface. The musical traditions of Africa. Music in community life. Performing groups and their music. Recruitment and training of musicians. Instrumental resources. Idiophones. Membranophones. Aerophones. Chordophones. Organization of instrumental ensembles. Melody and polyphony in instrumental music. The rhythmic basis of instrumental music. Organization of vocal music. Melody and polyphony in vocal music. Rhythmic structures in vocal music. Speech and melody. The role of song texts. Interrelations of music and dance. The dance drama. The conventions of musical practice. Summary. Selected discography. Location of ethnic groups mentioned in the text. African terms used in the text. Subjects; Music--Africa--History and criticism. Ethnomusicology--Africa.
Price: €12.95