The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
The World's Music: General Perspectives and Reference Tools
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
Published:1st Mar '02
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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.
"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 BooksAnnual
"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
ISBN: 9780815310846
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 2070g
1034 pages