Download or read book Soundscapes written by Kay Kaufman Shelemay and published by W W Norton & Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2001 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.