World Music: Traditions and Transformations

Preface About This Book: An Introduction for Students PART I Chapter 1: What, in the World, Is Music? Chapter 2: How Music Lives: A Musicultural Approach Chapter 3: How Music Works, Part I: Rhythm Chapter 4: How Music Works, Part II: Pitch Chapter 5: How Music Works, Part III: Dynamics, Timbre, and Instruments Chapter 6: How Music Works, Part IV: Texture and Form PART II Chapter 7:Indonesian Gamelan Music: Interlocking Rhythms, Interlocking Worlds Chapter 8: From Raga to Bollywood: Developments and Intercultural Crossings in Indian Music Chapter 9: 'Not the Same, but Just as Nice': Traditions and Transformations in Irish Music Chapter 10: The River and the Path: Conversation and Collective Expression in West African Musics Chapter 11: 'See How She Moves': Musics of Latin America and the "Oye Como Va" Phenomenon Chapter 12: From Baladi to Belly Dance: Rhythm, Dance, and Music in Egypt and Beyond Chapter 13: A Musicultural History of the Chinese Zheng Glossary References Cited in the Text Credits Index