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In Spirit and in Truth : The Music of African American Worship
Melva Wilson Costen
Paperback - $41.95
Melva Costen explores the various genres of music used in African American worship. Moving beyond a traditional sociopolitical analysis, Costen examines music for worship in African American congregations through biblical, historical, theological, an ...
Carnival, Canboulay and Calypso : Traditions in the Making
John Cowley
Paperback - $80.95
Starting from the days of slavery and following through to the first decades of the twentieth century, this book traces the evolution of Carnival and secular black music in Trinidad and beyond. Calypso emerged as the preeminent Carnival song form at ...
The Study of Indian Music
Frances Densmore
Paperback - $26.95
Native American Musicians From Choctaw, Winnebago, Sioux, And Seminole Heritage. Portraits Include Panther Josie Billie, Robert Henry, Charlie Billie, Mrs. John Tiger, Billie Stewart, Sidney Wesley, Mary Hickman, Henry Thunder, And Siya Ka.
Native American Music in Eastern North America : Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture with CD (Audio)
Beverley Diamond
Hardcover - $96.95
Native American Music in Eastern North America : Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture with CD (Audio)
Beverley Diamond
Paperback - $50.95
Locating East Asia in Western Art Music
Yayoi Uno Everett
Paperback - $60.95
The traditional musics of China, Japan and Korea have been an important source of inspiration for many Western composers. Some, like Chou Wen-chung and John Cage, have moved beyond superficial borrowing of "Eastern" musical elements in earnest attemp ...