Soundscapes: Exploring Music in a Changing World

Shelemay, Kay Kaufman

ISBN 10: 0393975363 / ISBN 13: 9780393975369

Published by W W Norton & Co Inc (Np), 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Soundscapes: Exploring Music in a Changing World
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc (Np)
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393975363
• ISBN 13: 9780393975369
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

"Soundscapes" organizes the study of music in the way people encounter it - by its function in their lives and their communities. Through a series of case studies, this text presents the fundamentals of music in a variety of social and cultural settings. This three-CD set contains 75 selections, each accompanied by a listening guide in the text. A Web-site enables students to reinforce their studies and explore related topics.

About the Author

Kay Kaufman Shelemay is professor of music at Harvard University and past chair of the music department. She has published four books and edited the seven-volume Garland Library of Readings in Ethnomusicology.