Product Type
Condition
Binding
Collectible Attributes
Seller Location
Seller Rating
Published by Sydney University Press, 2013
ISBN 10: 1920899758ISBN 13: 9781920899752
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 436 pages. 9.84x6.93x0.99 inches. In Stock.
Published by Sydney University Press, Sydney, 2013
ISBN 10: 1920899758ISBN 13: 9781920899752
Seller: M. & A. Simper Bookbinders & Booksellers, WARRNAMBOOL, VIC, Australia
Book First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Wangga, originating in the Daly region of Australia s Top End, is one of the most prominent Indigenous genres of public dance-songs. This book is organised around six repertories: four from the Belyuen-based songmen Barrtjap, Muluk, Mandji and Lambudju, and two from the Wadeye-based Walakandha and Ma-yawa wangga groups, the repertories being named after the ancestral song-giving ghosts of the Marri Tjavin and Marri Ammu people respectively.Framing chapters include discussion of the genre s social history, musical conventions and the five highly endangered languages in which the songs are composed. The core of the book is a compendium of recordings, transcriptions, translations and explanations of over 150 song items. Thanks to permissions from the composers families and a variety of archives and recordists, this corpus includes almost every wangga song ever recorded in the Daly region.; The Indigenous Music of Australia, Book 2.; 250 x 180mm; 436 pages.