Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I
Chapter
1 What, in the World, Is Music?
2 Hos Music Lives: A Musicultural Approach
3 How Music Works, Part I: Rhythm
4 How Music Works, Part II: Pitch
5 How Music Works, Part III: Dynamics, Timbre, and Instruments
6 How Music Works, Part IV: Texture and Form
Part II
Chapter
7 Indonesian Gamelan Music: Interlocking Rhythms, Interlocking Worlds
8 From Raga to Bollywood: Developments and Intercultural Crossings in Indian Music
9 'Not the Same, but Just as Nice': Traditions and Transformations in Irish Music
10 The River and the Path: Conversation and Collective Expression in West African Music
11 From the Blues to Beyonce: Black Music Aesthetics and a History of African American Song
12 "We Don't Play Sauce": Latin American Musics from Guaguanco to Latin Trap
13 Story Songs: Indigenous Traditions and Transformations in Alaska Native Music and Dance
14 From Baladi to Belly Dance: Rhythm, Dance, and Music in Egypt and Beyond
15 A Musicultural History of the Chinese Zheng

"World Music: Traditions and Transformations, fourth edition, is an introductory-level survey of diverse musics from around the world. It assumes no prior formal training or education in music, and with one brief exception avoids the use of Western music notation entirely. It is written primarily for undergraduate nonmusic majors but is equally appropriate for music majors, and is therefore ideal for courses enrolling music and nonmusic students alike"--

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College of Education Bachelor of Physical Education

In English