World Music

by Miller, Terry E.

• ISBN13: 9780415968928
• ISBN10: 0415968925
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-29
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

World Music: A Global Journey takes the reader across the globe to experience its many lively musical traditions. Readers will study music from the smallest islands of Micronesia to the interior of the Amazonian rainforests, from the highest mountains of Tibet to Australia's Outback to discover the ancient sounds of the Aborigines. Familiar traditions, such as flamenco (Spain), reggae (Jamaica), samba (Brazil), bagpipes (British Isles), and blues (United States), are heard side by side with less commonly known music, such as p'ansori (Korea), piphat (Thailand), susap (Papua New Guinea), akadinda (Uganda), and khoomei (Mongolia). From the voodoo music of Haiti to the Islamic "call to prayer," you will experience cultural traditions that challenge your ears, your mind, and your spirit.

Author Biography

Terry E. Miller is Professor Emeritus of Ethnomusicology at Kent State University, where he co-founded the Center for Study of World Musics Andrew Shahriari is an Instructor of Ethnomusicology at Kent State University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. xi
Preface	p. 1
For Whom Has This Book Been Written?	p. 1
Scope	p. 2
Organization	p. 3
How to Expand Course Coverage	p. 4
Our Own Journey (So Far)	p. 5
Terry E. Miller	p. 5
Andrew Shahriari	p. 7
Before the Trip Begins: Fundamental Issues	p. 11
What is Music?	p. 11
Music: Universal Language or Culturally Specific Activity	p. 13
Beware of Labels	p. 14
An Inside Look: Gerhard Kubik	p. 16
Knowing the World's Musics	p. 18
The Life of an Ethnomusicologist	p. 21
Representation: What Musics Does One Study?	p. 22
Resources for the Study of the World's Musics	p. 23
Questions to Consider	p. 25
Aural Analysis: Listening to the World's Music	p. 27
How to Listen to World Music	p. 27
"Talking" about Music	p. 28
Timbre and Medium	p. 29
An Inside Look: Bruno Nettl	p. 30
Vocal Timbre	p. 30
Instrumental Timbre	p. 31
Aerophones: Flutes, Reeds, and Trumpets	p. 31
Chordophones: Lutes and Zithers	p. 32
Idiophones: Plucked, Struck, and Shaken	p. 34
Membranophones	p. 35
Summary	p. 36
Pitch	p. 36
Tuning System	p. 37
Scale	p. 37
Interval	p. 38
Range	p. 39
Melody	p. 39
Melodic Contour	p. 39
Ornamentation	p. 49
Text Setting	p. 49
Rhythm	p. 41
Beat and Tempo	p. 41
Accent and Meter	p. 41
Rhythmic Density	p. 41
Phonic Structure	p. 42
Dynamics	p. 43
Form	p. 43
Box: Fundamentals of Music	p. 44
Questions to Consider	p. 45
Cultural Considerations: Beyond the Sounds Themselves	p. 47
Music and the Environment	p. 48
Cultural Knowledge	p. 48
An Inside Look: Ki Mantle Hood	p. 50
Value Systems and Hierarchies	p. 51
Music and Identity	p. 52
Use versus Function	p. 53
Music and Ritual	p. 53
Music and Spirituality	p. 54
Music and Ethics	p. 55
New Theoretical Perspectives	p. 55
Music Technologies and Media	p. 56
Music and the Arts	p. 56
Transmission and Pedagogy	p. 58
Notation Systems and the Creation of Music	p. 59
Exchange and Adaptation	p. 60
Cultural Intersections	p. 61
A Case Study of Istanbul, Turkey: A Lesson in Geography, History, Religions, and Musical Exchange	p. 62
Questions to Consider	p. 71
Oceania: Voices of Land and Sea	p. 73
Background Preparation	p. 73
Planning the Itinerary	p. 75
Arrival: Australia	p. 75
Australian Aborigine Song with Didjeridu	p. 76
An Inside Look: Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman	p. 76
Arrival: Papua New Guinea	p. 81
Susap from Papua New Guinea	p. 82
Arrival: Hawaii	p. 84
Hawaiian Drum-Dance Chant	p. 85
Arrival: Kiribati	p. 87
Kiribati Group Song	p. 88
Questions to Consider	p. 90
South Asia: Music With a Spiritual Dimension
Background Preparation	p. 93
An Inside Look: Shanti Raghavan; Aashish Khan	p. 96
Planning the Itinerary	p. 98
Arrival: North India	p. 100
Hindustani Raga	p. 100
Bhajan Devotional Song	p. 108
Arrival: South India	p. 110
Carnatic Classical Singing (Kriti)	p. 110
Arrival: Bangladesh	p. 114
Baul Song from Bangladesh	p. 115
Box: Indian Filmi Git (Film Song)	p. 116
Questions to Consider	p. 118
Southeast Asia: A Land of Bamboo and Bronze	p. 121
Background Preparation	p. 121
Planning the Itinerary	p. 123
An Inside Look: Priwan Nanongkham	p. 124
Arrival: Vietnam	p. 126
Upland Bronze Gong Ensemble	p. 127
Tai Tu Amateur Chamber Music	p. 129
Arrival: Thailand	p. 131
Classical Piphat Music	p. 132
Box: The Ramayana	p. 136
Arrival: Laos and Northeast Thailand	p. 138
Northeast Thai Lam Klawn	p. 138
Phleng Luk Thung from Northeast Thailand	p. 141
Arrival: Indonesia (Java and Bali)	p. 143
Javanese Court Gamelan	p. 144
Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar	p. 146
Questions to Consider	p. 151
East Asia: Ancient Echoes in the Modern World	p. 153
Background Preparation	p. 153
An Inside Look: Luo Qin	p. 156
Planning the Itinerary	p. 158
Arrival: China	p. 159
The Qin Seven-String Zither	p. 162
The "Silk and Bamboo" Sizhu Ensemble	p. 164
Beijing Opera (Jingju)	p. 168
Revolutionary Beijing Opera	p. 171
Arrival: Mongolia	p. 175
Mongolian Throat-Singing	p. 177
Arrival: Korea	p. 178
P'ansori	p. 179
Arrival: Japan	p. 182
Gagaku	p. 183
Kabuki Theater	p. 185
Arrival: Tibet	p. 188
Tibetan Buddhist Ritual	p. 188
Questions to Consider	p. 192
The Middle East: Music in the Cradle of Great Religions	p. 195
Background Preparation	p. 195
An Inside Look: George Dimmitri Sawa	p. 198
Planning the Itinerary	p. 199
Arrival: Turkey	p. 200
Islamic "Call to Prayer"	p. 200
Arabic Modal Improvisation	p. 203
Arrival: Iran	p. 207
Dastgah Shur for Santur and Voice	p. 208
Arrival: Egypt	p. 211
Islamic Song with Takht Instrumental Accompaniment	p. 212
Arrival: Sufism	p. 215
Dhiker Ceremony	p. 216
Arrival: Judaism	p. 218
Jewish Biblical Cantillation	p. 219
Questions to Consider	p. 223
Sub-Saharan Africa: The Rhythms of Community	p. 225
Background Preparation	p. 225
An Inside Look: Adesanya Adeyeye; Habib Iddrisu	p. 225
Planning the Itinerary	p. 231
Arrival: Ghana	p. 231
Polyrhythmic Ensemble	p. 232
"Talking Drums"	p. 236
Palm Wine "Highlife Song"	p. 240
Arrival: Central Africa	p. 241
Pygmy Music	p. 242
Arrival: Zimbabwe	p. 243
Mbira Dza Vadzimu	p. 243
Arrival: Uganda	p. 245
Akadinda Xylophone	p. 246
Arrival: Senegal-Gambia	p. 248
Jali with Kora	p. 248
Arrival: The Republic of South Africa	p. 251
Mbube Vocal Choir	p. 253
Questions to Consider	p. 256
Europe: Harmony and Hierarchy	p. 259
Background Preparation	p. 259
"Classical versus Folk"	p. 262
An Inside Look: Morag MacLeod	p. 262
Planning the Itinerary	p. 274
Arrival: Greece	p. 265
Byzantine Chant	p. 265
Arrival: Spain	p. 267
Flamenco	p. 268
Arrival: Russia	p. 271
Balalaika	p. 271
Arrival: Scotland	p. 274
Highland Bagpipes	p. 275
Arrival: Ireland	p. 277
Union Bagpipes	p. 278
Arrival: Hungary	p. 281
Hurdy Gurdy	p. 281
Arrival: Bulgaria	p. 284
Women's Chorus	p. 285
Questions to Consider	p. 287
The Caribbean: Musical Energy of Island Peoples	p. 289
Background Preparation	p. 289
Planning the Itinerary	p. 291
Arrival: Haiti	p. 291
An Inside Look: P. Olivia Ahyoung; Ellie Mannette	p. 292
Vodou Ritual	p. 294
Arrival: Jamaica	p. 297
Reggae	p. 297
Arrival: Trinidad and Tobago	p. 301
Calypso	p. 302
Steel Band	p. 305
Arrival: The Bahamas	p. 308
Rhyming Spiritual	p. 309
Arrival: Cuba	p. 310
Afro-Cuban-Derived Salsa	p. 311
Arrival: The Dominican Republic	p. 314
Merengue	p. 315
Questions to Consider	p. 317
Central and South America: New World Recipes	p. 319
Background Preparation	p. 319
Planning the Itinerary	p. 321
Arrival: The Amazon	p. 322
Amazonian Indian Chant	p. 322
Arrival: Peru	p. 324
Sikuri Ensemble	p. 325
Arrival: Argentina	p. 327
Tango	p. 327
Arrival: Mexico	p. 330
Mariachi	p. 330
Arrival: Brazil	p. 333
Samba	p. 334
Box: Carnival	p. 336
Capoeira	p. 337
Questions to Consider	p. 341
North America: Diverse Peoples, Diverse Musics	p. 343
Background Preparation	p. 343
Planning the Itinerary	p. 345
An Inside Look: Hugh McGraw; Buddy MacMaster	p. 346
Arrival: Canada	p. 348
Cape Breton Fiddling	p. 348
Arrival: The United States of America	p. 350
Ballad-Singing	p. 351
Old Regular Baptist Lined Hymn	p. 353
Singing School Shape-Note Music	p. 356
Bluegrass	p. 360
African-American Spiritual	p. 364
African-American Gospel Choir	p. 365
Country Blues	p. 368
Conjunto from Texas	p. 372
Cajun Music	p. 374
Arrival: Native American Reservations	p. 376
Plains Chippewa: Rock Dance Song	p. 377
Native American Flute	p. 380
Box: Inuit Throat-Singing	p. 381
Questions to Consider	p. 384
Discovering Yourself Through Music	p. 387
Music and Self-Identity	p. 387
Researching Your Musical Roots	p. 389
An Inside Look: Nguyen Thuyet Phong	p. 390
Disseminating your Findings	p. 393
Where to Go From Here	p. 394
Glossary	p. 397
Resources	p. 425
Index	p. 435
Recorded Examples	p. 453
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.