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Arom, Simha

 
9780521241601: African Polyphony and Polyrhythm: Musical Structure and Methodology
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ISBN 10: 052124160X ISBN 13: 9780521241601
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1991

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An original approach to the understanding of the complete and sophisticated patterns of polyphony and polyrhythm of African music.

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Descrizione del libro

In this detailed study Simha Arom takes a completely new and original approach to the understanding of the complex and sophisticated patterns of polyphony and polyrhythm that characterise African music.

Contenuti

List of illustrations; Foreword Gyorgy Ligeti; Preface; Acknowledgements; Map; Book I. The Music of the Central African Republic: 1. General introduction; 2. The general features of traditional music; 3. Typology; Book II. African Polyphonic Music: Introduction; 1. A classification of African polyphonies; 2. Previous studies: the present state of the subject; Book III. Technical Tools: Methods of Recording Polyphonic Music For Transcription: 1. The need for transcription; 2. The difficulties of transcription; 3. Earlier methods; 4. Towards a new method; 5. Theoretical assumptions; 6. Technical equipment: description and use; 7. From recording to transcription; 8. Checking the results; 9. Potentialities; 10. Anthropological acceptability; Book IV. Theoretical Tools: 1. The notion of relevance; 2. Description and analysis; 3. The question of transcription; Book V. The Organisation of Time In African Music: 1. A brief survey of Western rhythmics; 2. Towards precise terminology; 3. African rhythmics; Book VI. Structural Principles And Their Applications: 1. Typology; 2. Analytical notions; 3. Strict polyrhythmics; 4. Polyrhythmics as a way to polyphony: Hocket; 5. Polyphony produced by melodic instruments; 6. The association of polyphony and polyrhythmics; Conclusion; Bibliography; Discography; Index.

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Editore
Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione
1991
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
052124160X
ISBN 13 
9780521241601
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
696
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
Avery
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ISBN 10:  0521616018 ISBN 13:  9780521616010
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008
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