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Books on: africa music

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Encyclopedia Articles on: africa music

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  • African Music
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...music of the indigenous peoples of Africa. Sub-Saharan African music has as its distinguishing feature...vol., 1959); R. Brandel, The Music of Central Africa (1961); F. Warren, The Music of Africa (1970); F. Bebey, African Music...
     
  • Drum , in Music
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    DRUM , in music in music, percussion instrument, known...range of tones. In Western music the kettledrum is of special...and spread throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe; it was later adapted into orchestral music. The kettledrum was formerly...
     
  • Arabian Music
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ARABIAN MUSIC classical musical tradition...Fertile Crescent, and North Africa. Characteristics, Forms...characteristics of Arabian music are modal homophony, florid...chromatic scale of Western music. In the 13th cent. five more...
     
  • Burlin, Natalie Curtis
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...musician, b. New York City, studied music in France and Germany. She was one...leading transcribers of the indigenous music of America and Africa, and it was through her efforts that Native American music was encouraged, rather than forbidden...
     
  • Minimalism
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...art. Minimalism in Music In music, the minimalist movement was...emotional sterility of serial music and other modern forms. Generally...instruments is common in minimalist music, as are influences from Asia and Africa. Among prominent minimalist...
     

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