On Concepts and Classifications of Musical Instruments (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)

Kartomi, Margaret J.

ISBN 10: 0226425495 / ISBN 13: 9780226425498

Published by University of Chicago Press, 1990

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On Concepts and Classifications of Musical Instruments (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226425495
• ISBN 13: 9780226425498
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Kartomi first moves through a culture-specific inspection of several societies in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and then, synthesizing current ethnomusicological trends, proceeds to make a large-scale comparative study of classification schemes and the concepts which govern them.

About the Author

Margaret J. Kartomi is professor and chairperson in the Department of Music at Monash University in Melbourne. She is a specialist in organology and in the music of Southeast Asia.