Title
Music online. Garland encyclopedia of world music / [Advisory editors, Bruno Nettl and Ruth Stone ; founding editors, James Porter and Timothy Rice].
Summary
The Garland encyclopedia of world music online is a collection of worldwide music research. Each volume contains an overview of a geographic region, a survey of its musical heritage, and a description of specific musical genres, practices, and performances. Articles include photographs that show musicians, musical instruments, and the cultural context of dances, rituals, and ceremonies. Other images include drawings, maps, and musical examples for further study. Contains the set of 10 print volumes as well as complete indexing for genre, subject, instrument, place, person, ensemble, and cultural group, as well as links to the associated audio examples for each volume.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references, discographies, filmographies, and indexes.
Contents
v. 1. Africa
v. 2. South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
v. 3. The United States and Canada
v. 4. Southeast Asia
v. 5. South Asia : the Indian subcontinent
v. 6. The Middle East
v. 7. East Asia : China, Japan, Korea
v. 8. Europe
v. 9. Australia and the Pacific Islands
v. 10. The world's music : general perspectives and reference tools.