Music Theory in Ethnomusicology

by Stephen Blum

Book Overview

During the 1960s and 70s some ethnomusicologists formed relationships with music-makers and ritual specialists in an attempt to interpret how they understood their musical actions. Subsequently ethnomusicologists have studied the respects in which explicit and implicit theory is involved in communication of musical knowledge. They have observed the production of music theory in institutions of modern nation-states and have sought out groups and individuals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199303533
• ISBN13: 9780199303533
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"