Exploring the World of Music: An Introduction to Music from a World Music Perspective, Volume 2

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Music and music theory including, frequency, amplitude, duration, timbre, natural enviornment (Bosnian, Ganga, Becarac, Australia, Papua, New Guinea, spirit world, Tuvan; modern urban music, modern minstrels, rap music, transformative power of music, contra dance music, healing music (Kung healing ceremony); political power music (national anthems, protest and resistance); labor movement music, civil rights movement music; toptical songs in the United States; music and memory; much more.
 

Contents

THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC
21
MUSIC AND MEMORY
51
LEARNING MUSIC
75
Western Classical Music
91
RHYTHM
97
MELODY
119
TIMBRE IN ARABIC CLASSICAL MUSIC
156
CHAPTER SUMMARY
166
CALL AND RESPONSE
219
FORM IN WESTERN CLASSICAL MUSIC
225
FORM IN THE CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC OF NORTH INDIA
234
CHAPTER SUMMARY
240
THE MUSICAL SYSTEM
246
THE ROLE OF THE COMPOSER IN WESTERN CLASSICAL MUSIC
253
COMPOSITION IN NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES
259
IMPROVISATION IN JAZZ
266

SALSA
178
BALINESE GAMELAN BELEGANJUR
184
HARMONY
193
OTHER APPLICATIONS OF WESTERN HARMONY
207
CHAPTER SUMMARY
213
ELECTRONIC MUSICAL TECHNOLOGY
274
WESTERN NOTATION
289
THE WESTERN HARMONIC SYSTEM
295
REFERENCED AND ADDITIONAL SOURCES
307
ABOUT THE AUTHORS 321

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