Ethnomusicology and Modern Music History

Designed as a tribute to world-renowned ethnomusicologist Bruno Nettl,this volume explores the ways in which ethnomusicologists are contributingto the larger task of investigating music history. The fifteen contributorsexplore topics ranging from meetings with the SuyÁ Indians of Brazilto the German-speaking Jewish community of Israel; from Indian music inFelicity, Trinidad, to Ravi Shankar's role as cultural mediator."This book is unique not only for its approach but also for thescope of its content. . . . It is definitely a must for libraries of researchcenters and institutions with ethnomusicology programs."-- Choice