Music in Pacific Island Cultures

Music in Pacific Island Cultures
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 195
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ISBN-10 : 0199733414
ISBN-13 : 9780199733415
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Book Synopsis Music in Pacific Island Cultures by : Brian Diettrich

Download or read book Music in Pacific Island Cultures written by Brian Diettrich and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia are steeped in diverse musical traditions that reach far beyond the expanse of the Pacific Ocean. Music in Pacific Island Cultures is the first brief, single-volume text to provide a thematic, succinct introduction to the music of the Pacific Islands--a region of the world that has long been underrepresented in ethnomusicological studies. Based on the authors' extensive fieldwork and experiences in Pacific Island cultures, the text draws on interviews with performers, eyewitness accounts of performances, vivid illustrations, and insights gained from ongoing participation in Pacific music. The authors use four themes--colonialism, belief systems, musical flows, and the re/presentation of Pacific cultures--to survey the region and draw parallels and contrasts between its various musical traditions [Publisher description]


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