Ethnomusicology

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Through an analysis both broad and deep of primary and secondary sources, ethnography, iconography and current performance practice, this enquiry undertakes a critical approach to the history of kathak dance and presents new data about hereditary performing artists, gendered contexts and practices, ..

Through an analysis both broad and deep of primary and secondary sources, ethnography, iconography and current performance practice, this enquiry undertakes a critical approach to the history of kathak dance and presents new data about hereditary performing artists, gendered contexts and practices, ..

The essays which comprise this volume discuss the musics performed by a wide variety of peoples as an integral part of their cultural traditions. These include examinations of the various styles of Maori, Inuit and Australian Aboriginal musics, and the role of music in Korean Shaman rituals. Music ..

What can infants hear? Is it useful for them to sing and listen to music? How can their musical development be improved? In this book, Tafuri explores these and other questions through a longitudinal research project devoted to studying musical development from 0 to 6 years in children, with particu..

Music has long been a way in which visually impaired people could gain financial independence, excel at a highly-valued skill, or simply enjoy musical participation. Yet there has been relatively little sociological research bringing together the views and experiences of visually impaired musicians ..

This book offers a new and exciting way to listen to and understand jazz as it explores the process of player interaction in jazz, and the role this interaction plays in creating improvised music...

This book offers a new and exciting way to listen to and understand jazz as it explores the process of player interaction in jazz, and the role this interaction plays in creating improvised music...

A complete biographical reference work covering all aspects of the classical music world...

A comprehensive guide to the people and organizations involved in the world of popular music...

International Who's Who in Popular Music 2008..