Bakan, Michael B. <br/><br/>
World music :  traditions and transformations / 
 Music 
Michael B. Bakan. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - New York :  McGraw-Hill,  c2012. 
 - xxxvii, 377 p. :  ill., maps ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-366) and index. 
<br/><br/>Ch. 1. What, in the world, is music? -- ch. 2. How music lives: a musicultural approach -- ch. 3. How music works, pt. 1 Rhythm -- ch. 4. How music works, pt. 2 Pitch -- ch. 5. How music works, pt. 3 Dynamics, timbre, and instruments -- ch. 6. How music works, pt. 4 Texture and form -- ch. 7. Indonesian Gamelan music: interlocking rhythms, interlocking worlds -- ch. 8. From Raga to Bollywood: development and intercultural crossings in Indian music -- ch. 9. 'Not the same, but just as nice': traditions and transformations in Irish music -- ch. 10. The river and the path: conversation and collective expression in West African musics -- ch. 11. 'See how she moves': musics of Latin America and the "Oye como va" phenomenon -- ch. 12. From Baladi to belly dance: rhythm, dance, and music in Egypt and beyond -- ch. 13. A musicultural history of the Chinese Zheng. 
<br/><br/> An examination of world music, covering traditional folk, ritual, classical genres, contemporary popular, art musics, jazz, and world beat, and including case studies of diverse musicultural traditions. 
<br/><br/> Adult  Adult  Follett Library Resources 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0073526649 (pbk.) 9780073526645 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010050752 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>World music--History and criticism.<br/>World music--History and criticism.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML3545  / .B24 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>780.9