The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: The World's Music: General Perspectives and Reference Tools / Edition 1

by Ruth M. Stone

Overview

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music is a ten-volume reference work, organized geographically by continent to represent the musics of the world in nine volumes. The tenth volume houses reference tools and descriptive information about the encyclopedia’s structure, criteria for inclusion and other information specific to the field of ethnomusicology. An award-winning reference, its contributions are from top researchers around the world who were active in fieldwork and from key institutions with programs in ethnomusicology. GEWM has become a familiar acronym, and it remains highly revered for its scholarship, uncontested in being the sole encompassing reference work with a broad survey of world music. More than 9,000 pages, with musical illustrations, photographs and drawings, it is accompanied by 300+ audio examples.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815310846
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/01/2002
Series:	Garland Encyclopedia of World Music , #10
Pages:	1034
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

About The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Preface, Contributing Authors, Part 1: Ethnomusicologists at Work, Part 2: Resources and Research Tools, General 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

"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
"In a beautiful finish for this legendary encyclopedia, the final volume arrives at last, proving unique and informative on many levels. Some of the leading experts in the field describe how they got started and offer advice for research practices and fieldwork—inspiring essays that will be invaluable to budding ethnomusicologists." — Choice
"The book is well laid out and does an excellent job of providing an extensive overview of the material covered by the rest of the series. This title should be a required addition for any library owning other volumes in The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music set." — Feliciter
"Essential for libraries that have acquired the other 10 volumes in this series." — American Reference Books Annual
"The final volume in the weighty Garland Encyclopedia of World Music... Caps a comprehensive 10-volume set on the topic and should not be missed by any serious world music library... This is packed with excellent reference source material." — The Bookwatch
"Even specialized libraries that do no own the entire set may want this on their shelves..." — Library Journal starred review

From the Publisher

Following 13 essays on "Ethnomusicologists at Work," the final volume in the monumental Garland Encyclopedia of World Music interfiles and reprints the glossaries and indexes of the other nine volumes and reprints the "guides to reference sources" (bibliographies, discographies, filmographies) from all the volumes without interfiling them. The essays are personal statements from scholars who have made ethnographic music study their career and describe their own musical training, how their interest in music took an anthropological turn, insider-outsider experiences while doing research all over the world, and the various techniques scholars employ while doing field work. By itself, this volume stands as an inspiring career guide for students of world music, an integrated dictionary of mainly non-English music terms from all the cultures covered by the encyclopedia, and a sourcebook for ethnomusicology publications and recordings, as well as an overall index to the ten-volume set. Even specialized libraries that do not own the entire set may want this on their shelves, especially if their patrons have a general interest in world music.-Bonnie Jo Dopp, Univ. of Maryland Libs. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

The final volume in , this volume compiles the reference sections of Volumes 1 through 9. Part 1 presents a select group of ethnomusicologists who describe how they entered the profession and carry out their research, teaching, and publication. Part 2 provides a glossary for all ten volumes, which gives readers a way to find where terms related to concepts, instruments, and other topics occur. It also contains a guide to publications, recordings, films, and videos for all geographic areas. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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