an introduction to the music of the world's peoples /
Jeff Todd Titon, general editor ; with Timothy J. Cooley ... [et al.]
5th ed
Belmont, CA :
Schirmer Cengage Learning,
c2009
xxvii, 609 p. :
ill., maps, music ;
26 cm
Includes bibliographical references, discographies, videographies, and index
Provides authoritative, accessible coverage of the world's music cultures. Based on the authors' fieldwork and expertise, this text presents in-depth explorations of several music cultures from around the world, with new chapters on China, Eastern Europe and the Arab world. The student-friendly, case-study approach and music-culture focus gives students a true sense of both the music and the culture that created it