| The Mediterranean in Music: Critical Perspectives, Common Concerns, Cultural Differences Contributor(s): Cooper, David (Editor), Dawe, Kevin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0810854074 ISBN-13: 9780810854079 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $79.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2005 Annotation: The most recent scholarship available in the field of Ethnomusicolgy is presented in this collection of essays, which seeks to reveal the commonality of traditional music in the Mediterranean region. An interdisciplinary approach to the study embraces not only musicology and ethnology, but also material culture considerations. In spite of the complexity of the topic treated here, care has been taken to use simple, readable language that will be relevant to serious musicologists and general readers alike. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Ethnomusicology - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 780.918 |
| LCCN: 2004024704 |
| Series: Europea: Ethnomusicoligies and Modernities |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (1.00 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mediterranean |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Politically and historically, the Mediterranean has been a space for critical dialogue for competing and often antagonistic voices, and still functions as meeting place for diverse and interdisciplinary approaches. Although other academic disciplines have attempted a unified approach to Mediterranean studies, until recently Mediterranean music as a singular concept has received relatively little scholarly development. This volume is a crucial first step and investigates several musical cultures that have traditionally demonstrated common threads, trends, and interactions. The music of Greece, Crete, Turkey, Albania, Corsica, Italy, Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Palestine are all considered in this volume as the scholars represented here reveal the musical commonality among otherwise divergent traditions. Unnecessary technical jargon is avoided, and an interdisciplinary approach embracing ethnology and material culture considerations makes this volume relevant not only to musicologists and anthropologists, but likewise to the general reader interested in tourism. |