The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean / Edition 1

by Dale A. Olsen, Daniel E. Sheehy

Overview

The Encyclopedia's coverage ranges from the Bahamas to Tierra del Fuego and from Baja California to Uruguay as it describes the extraordinarily rich and varied music of people from all the countries south of the Rio Grande river.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824049478
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/01/1998
Series:	Garland Encyclopedia of World Music , #2
Edition description:	Includes Audio CD
Pages:	1102
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dale A. Olsen, Daniel E. Sheehy

Table of Contents

Audio Examples, About The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Preface, List of Contributors, Part 1: Introduction to the Music Cultures of the Region, Part 2: Issues and Processes in the Music of South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, Part 3: Nations and Musical Traditions, Glossary, A Guide to Publications, A Guide to Recordings, A Guide to Films and Videos, Notes on the Audio Examples, Index

Editorial Reviews

"This unique and thoroughly researched resource provides a dynamic and in depth perspective on world music... It strikes a balance between wonderful illustrations and comprehensive, scholarly entries. Each regional volume includes a CD sampler of that region's music. This source will have wide appeal to both the novice and expert." — Dartmouth Medal Committee
"[An] excellent and invaluable volume...The few inaccuracies inevitably found in very broad introductory sections in no way detract from the ambitious, historic and invaluable achievements of this volume...Sophisticated, perceptive perspectives, combined with multi-level approaches to the material combine in this remarkable work, a requirement for all serious scholars and every library. Garland's editors and contributors are to be warmly congratulated." — Ethnomusicology Online
"This volume provides not only the initial means for journeys of exploration but something more important—the motivation." — Notes
"Recommended for public and academic collections. Excellent...Other volumes in the set are eagerly awaited." — Library Journal

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