The Resource The African imagination in music, by Kofi Agawu
The African imagination in music, by Kofi Agawu
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- Summary
- In The African Imagination in Music, noted music scholar Kofi Agawy offers a fresh introduction to the vast, immensely rich and diverse set of repertoires that comprise the sound worlds of Sub-Saharan African music. Agawu introduces readers to the basic elements of African music and to the values upon which they are built. He then explores the key dimensions and resources of African music, including the place of music in society, musical instruments, the relationship between language and music, rhythm, melody, form, harmony and finally, appropriations of African music by musicians around the world. Written in an accessible styles, The African Imagination in Music is poised to renew interest in Black African music, and to engender discussion of its creative underpinnings by Africanists, ethnomusicologists, music theorists and musicologists. -- from back cover
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 372 pages
- Contents
-
- Music and/in society
- Musical instruments
- Language and/in music
- The rhythmic imagination
- The melodic imagination
- The formal imagination
- Harmony, or simultaneous doing
- Appropriating African music
- Isbn
- 9780190263201
- Label
- The African imagination in music
- Title
- The African imagination in music
- Statement of responsibility
- by Kofi Agawu
- Subject
-
- Blacks -- Africa -- Music | History and criticism
- Blacks -- Music
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Manners and customs
- Music
- Music -- Africa -- History and criticism
- Music -- African influences
- Africa
- Music -- Social aspects
- Music -- Social aspects -- Africa
- Music and globalization
- Music and globalization -- Africa
- Musical instruments
- Musical instruments -- Africa
- Music -- African influences
- Africa -- Social life and customs
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In The African Imagination in Music, noted music scholar Kofi Agawy offers a fresh introduction to the vast, immensely rich and diverse set of repertoires that comprise the sound worlds of Sub-Saharan African music. Agawu introduces readers to the basic elements of African music and to the values upon which they are built. He then explores the key dimensions and resources of African music, including the place of music in society, musical instruments, the relationship between language and music, rhythm, melody, form, harmony and finally, appropriations of African music by musicians around the world. Written in an accessible styles, The African Imagination in Music is poised to renew interest in Black African music, and to engender discussion of its creative underpinnings by Africanists, ethnomusicologists, music theorists and musicologists. -- from back cover
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Agawu, V. Kofi
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- music
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- ML3760
- LC item number
- .A42 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- bibliography
- discographies
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Music
- Music and globalization
- Blacks
- Music
- Musical instruments
- Music
- Africa
- Blacks
- Manners and customs
- Music
- Music
- Music and globalization
- Music
- Musical instruments
- Africa
- Label
- The African imagination in music, by Kofi Agawu
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-363), discography (pages 335-342), videography (pages 343-344), and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Music and/in society -- Musical instruments -- Language and/in music -- The rhythmic imagination -- The melodic imagination -- The formal imagination -- Harmony, or simultaneous doing -- Appropriating African music
- Control code
- 912045418
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9780190263201
- Lccn
- 2015024579
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, music
- System control number
- (OCoLC)912045418
- Label
- The African imagination in music, by Kofi Agawu
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-363), discography (pages 335-342), videography (pages 343-344), and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Music and/in society -- Musical instruments -- Language and/in music -- The rhythmic imagination -- The melodic imagination -- The formal imagination -- Harmony, or simultaneous doing -- Appropriating African music
- Control code
- 912045418
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9780190263201
- Lccn
- 2015024579
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, music
- System control number
- (OCoLC)912045418
Subject
- Blacks -- Africa -- Music | History and criticism
- Blacks -- Music
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Manners and customs
- Music
- Music -- Africa -- History and criticism
- Music -- African influences
- Africa
- Music -- Social aspects
- Music -- Social aspects -- Africa
- Music and globalization
- Music and globalization -- Africa
- Musical instruments
- Musical instruments -- Africa
- Music -- African influences
- Africa -- Social life and customs
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