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- catalog abstract "Looks at African musical traditions, structures, and instruments in their historic, social, and cultural contexts.".
- catalog contributor b872814.
- catalog created "[1974]".
- catalog date "1974".
- catalog date "[1974]".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[1974]".
- catalog description ""Selected discography": p. 247-249.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. 263-271.".
- catalog description "Looks at African musical traditions, structures, and instruments in their historic, social, and cultural contexts.".
- catalog description "The social and cultural background. The musical traditions of Africa -- Music in community life -- Performing groups and their music -- Recruitment and training of musicians -- Musical instruments. Instrumental resources -- Idiophones -- Membranophones -- Aerophones -- Chordophones -- Structures in African music. 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 -- Music and related arts. Speech and melody -- The role of song texts -- Interrelations of music and dance -- The dance drama -- The conventions of musical practice -- Summary -- Appendix I : Selected discography -- Appendix II : Location of ethnic groups mentioned in the text -- Appendix III : African terms used in the text.".
- catalog extent "x, 278 p.".
- catalog hasFormat "Music of Africa.".
- catalog identifier "0393021777".
- catalog identifier "0393092496 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Music of Africa.".
- catalog issued "1974".
- catalog issued "[1974]".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York, W. W. Norton".
- catalog relation "Music of Africa.".
- catalog spatial "Africa".
- catalog subject "780/.96".
- catalog subject "ML350.N595 M9".
- catalog subject "Music Africa History and criticism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The social and cultural background. The musical traditions of Africa -- Music in community life -- Performing groups and their music -- Recruitment and training of musicians -- Musical instruments. Instrumental resources -- Idiophones -- Membranophones -- Aerophones -- Chordophones -- Structures in African music. 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 -- Music and related arts. Speech and melody -- The role of song texts -- Interrelations of music and dance -- The dance drama -- The conventions of musical practice -- Summary -- Appendix I : Selected discography -- Appendix II : Location of ethnic groups mentioned in the text -- Appendix III : African terms used in the text.".
- catalog title "The music of Africa [by] J. H. Kwabena Nketia.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".