Musics of the World

Sean Williams has taught ethnomusicology and area studies for over 30 years at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.

Musics of the World is an approachable, friendly, accessible text that doesn't condescend on the one hand and doesn't resort to dense jargon on the other.

• PrefaceHow This Book WorksAcknowledgements I. Introduction to EthnomusicologyChapter 1. Welcome to Ethnomusicology!What Ethnomusicologists DoBeing Interdisciplinary Music Can Identify You Are You an "Ethnomusicologist" or an "Insider"? Or Both?What Is It about Music?Learning to PlayWhat Lens Do You Use?Are You Ready?Chapter 2. The Elements of MusicRhythm Meter and TempoNotating RhythmMelodyTimbreHarmonyTextureModeRangeSilencePutting It All TogetherChapter 3. Music and...: Focusing Your WorkFine-Tuning Your ApproachIssues of Identity Issues of Performance Practice Issues of Power and Control Issues of Belief Other Issues II. Africa and the Middle East Chapter 4. West AfricaWest African Development and ColonizationCommon Musical FeaturesThe Role of the Jali: A West African Bard in GambiaListening Guide 4.1: "Kelefaba" and "Kuruntu Kelefa" by Foday Musa SusoGhanaian Fontomfrom DrummingListening Guide 4.2: "Fontomfrom" by the Eyisam Mbensuon GroupNigerian Jùjú MusicListening Guide 4.3: "Asiko Mi Ti To" by Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey Chapter 5. South AfricaColonial HistoryApartheidSouth African MusicMarabi: Early Zulu Township Music Listening Guide 5.1: "Pata Pata" by Miriam MakebaMbaquanga: Later Zulu Township MusicListening Guide 5.2: "Kazet" by Mahlathini and the Mahotella QueensIsicathamiya: Zulu Choral MusicListening Guide 5.3: "Rain Rain Beautiful Rain" by Ladysmith Black Mambazo Chapter 6. The Arab WorldThe History of Music Making in the Arab WorldUnderstanding IslamTonal and Rhythmic Modes in Arabic MusicImprovising within the Constraints of a Melodic Mode Listening Guide 6.1: "Taqasim" by Simon ShaheenTakht Ensemble Music Listening Guide 6.2: "Longa Farahfaza" by Simon Shaheen ensemblePost-Revolutionary Egyptian Protest Music Listening Guide 6.3: "Es'ha" by Arabian Knightz (feat. DC Amin)III. The Americas Chapter 7. BrazilLegacies of Colonization Legacies of Slavery Mixing European and African Spirituality SambaListening Guide 7.1: "Quilombo, O El Dorado Negro" by Gilberto GilBossa Nova Listening Guide 7.2: "Chega de Saudade" by João GilbertoForróListening Guide 7.3: "O Fole Roncou" by Luis GonzagaChapter 8. African AmericaThe Development of African America BluesListening Guide 8.1: "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man" by Muddy WatersGospelListening Guide 8.2: "Move On Up a Little Higher," by Mahalia JacksonRap within Hip Hop Listening Guide 8.3: "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious FiveChapter 9. Native North AmericaColonization Was Not the Beginning Native North American Music is AliveThe Experience of Powwow Listening Guide 9.1: "Blackfeet Flag Song," by the Black Lodge SingersThe Power and Importance of the Voice Listening Guide 9.2: "My People, My Land," by UlaliTribal Hip Hop Listening Guide 9.3: "Prayer Loop Song," by SupamanIV. Asia and the PacificChapter 10. ChinaChinese Musical Culture Over Time A Short Guide to Chinese Religious Philosophy Scholarly Sounds from Ancient China: the GuqinListening Guide 10.1: "Wild Geese Descending on the Sandbank," by Lin YourenJiangnan Sizhu (Silk and Bamboo Music) and Heterophony Listening Guide 10.2: "Moonlight Over the River in Spring," by the Shanghai Chinese OrchestraJingjú (Beijing Opera) and the Embodiment of Religious Philosophy Listening Guide 10.3: "Chu Ko Liang and Two Attendants," Chinese operaChapter 11. IndiaThe History of the Indian Subcontinent Hinduism in India and its Influence on the Performing Arts Raga and Tala, the Performance of Indian Melodic and Rhythmic ModesNorth Indian Khyal Performance Listening Guide 11.1: "Raga Gaud Malhar" by Kishori AmonkarSouth Indian Vina PerformanceListening Guide 11.2: "RagaPurvikalyani" by Ranganayaki RajagopalanBollywood Songs: Filmi G?tListening Guide 11.3: "Did Tera Devar Deewana" by Lata Mangeshkar & S.P. Balasubrahmanyam Chapter 12. IndonesiaReligious and Colonial Influences Central Javanese GamelanListening Guide 12.1: "Ketawang: Puspawarna" by K.R.T. WasitodipuroBalinese Gamelan Listening Guide 12.2: "Sekar Jupun" by Peliatan Dance TroupeDangdut Popular Music Listening Guide 12.3: "Begadang II" by Rhoma IramaV. Europe Chapter 13. IrelandThe Historical Context of Irish Music Irish Melodies and Modes Singing in Irish-Gaelic and English Listening Guide 13.1: "Anach Cuain" by Joe HeaneyInstrumental Music for Dancing and Listening Listening Guide 13.2: "The Maids of Mount Cisco/The Old Pigeon on the Gate" by David PowerListening Guide 13.3: "Gift from the Fairies/Drops of Brandy/Is the Big Man Within?" by James Kelly and Zan McLeodChapter 14. SpainThe Historical BackgroundFlamenco Music of Andalucia Listening Guide 14.1: "Soleá" by María de la BurraThe Jota of AragónListening Guide 14.2: "Jota Antigua" by La Orquestina del FabirolThe Sound of the Local in Galicia Listening Guide 14.3: "Vals de Libunca" by MilladoiroChapter 15. RussiaA History of Russia Nation Building through Classical Composers and Folkloric TroupesMusic and Culture after the RevolutionThe Russian Orthodox ChantListening Guide 15.1: "Hymn for the Day" by the Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy CoventThe Balalaika as both Musical Instrument and Symbol Listening Guide 15.2: "Kokhanochka" by the Andreyev Balalaika EnsembleThroat Singing in Tuva, Southern Siberia Listening Guide 15.3: "Kozhamik with Khoomei, Sigit, and Kargiraa" by Kara-ool Tumate-Book Exclusive Chapters Chapter 16. TurkeyOrientalism and its Appearance in Music Tonal and Rhythmic Modes in Turkish Music Music of the Sufi Mevlevi Orders (The "Whirling Dervishes")Listening Guide 16.1: "Hicaz Taksim" by Aka Gündüz KutbayFasil Instrumental SuitesListening Guide 16.2: "Ud Taksim; Nihavent Saz Semaisi" by Necdet Yasar EnsembleArabesk Popular Urban Music Listening Guide 16.3: "Bir Teselli Ver" by Orhan GencebayChapter 17. The AndesThe Incan Empire, Colonialism, and Chaos The Arrival of the SpanishModern TimesThe Panpipes in Andean Music: Wind and Breath Listening Guide 17.1: "Akamani" by Musicians of the Kaalaya CommunityThe CharangoListening Guide 17.2: "Huayno from Ayacucho," by Louis LamascaBrass Bands Listening Guide 17.3: "Danza del Turco" by Banda San Santiago de MadrigalThe Fiesta in Highland Life (written with Ellen Koskoff)Chapter 18. The Texas-Mexico Borderlands The Development of the Tejano Sound Conjunto Listening Guide 18.1: "Margarita, Margarita" by Flaco JiménezBanda-OrquestaListening Guide 18.2: "El Tejano Enamorado" by Oscar MartinezGrupoListening Guide 18.3: "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" by Selena QuintanillaChapter 19. JapanJapan's History and PeopleSolo Shakuhachi (Bamboo Flute) Music Listening Guide 19.1: "Sagari Ha" by Tajima TadashiGagaku (Imperial Court Ensemble) MusicListening Guide 19.2: "Etenraku" by the Imperial Court Ensemble of JapanKumi-daiko (taiko drumming ensemble)Listening Guide 19.3: "Suwa-Ikazuchi" by the O-Suwa Daiko Drums ensemble Chapter 20. Hawai'iEarly Sound and MovementColonizationContemporary Hawaiian Music and Dance Mele Hula Chant and SongListening Guide 20.1: "Hole Waimea" by Lokalia MontgomeryThe 'UkuleleListening Guide 20.2: "Aloha 'Oe" by Eddie KamaeSlack Key Guitar Listening Guide 20.3: "Hi'ilawe" by Gabby PahinuiChapter 21. BulgariaWho Are the Roma?Bulgarian Wedding Dance Music Listening Guide 21.1: "Hristianova Kopanitsa" by Ivo PapasovVocal Harmony Listening Guide 21.2: "Dimyaninka" by the Filip Koutev EnsembleBulgarian Music AbroadListening Guide 21.3: "Bulgarian Chicks" by Balkan Beat BoxChapter 22. FieldworkHow Does One Do "Fieldwork"?Case Studies in FieldworkWriting about Fieldwork Glossary and Pronunciation GuideList of Suggested Resources for Further StudyBibliographyIndex