- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Penguin (19 Oct 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140231072
- ISBN-13: 978-0140231076
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 667,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The aim of this book is to offer an introduction to the underlying principles of non-Western music and to encourage the reader to explore rich and fascinating sounds and rhythms from around the world. Otto Karolyi covers the traditional music of five continents, namely Sub-Saharan Africa, the Islamic world, the Indian subcontinent, China and the Far East. Each chapter examines the rhythm, melody, harmony and instruments of the region's music, plus elements of the culture which contribute towards an appreciation of the music, such as religion, poetry, drama and dance.
About the Author
Otto Karolyi is Senior Lecturer in music at the University of Stirling, and is the author of Introducing Music and Introducing Modern Music.
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is full of facts about musical instruments and styles from around the world. It's not an expensive book, and only has simple line drawings. It tries to cover too great a geographical area in one small publication. Information is about 95% accurate, and by no means complete, with whole countries being completely missed out.
However, for the price, this is ok as a general reference, with many useful examples of scales and tunings.
However, for the price, this is ok as a general reference, with many useful examples of scales and tunings.
1 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There is no new material in this book. Karolyi's approach is also very dated, and probably racist in its desire to portray Africans as all body but no mind and Chinese as hermaphrodites.
As a professional in the field of world music education, I cannot "dis-recommend" this book strongly enough. It should never have been published. It might be useful to people who wonder why we should study world musics, but only as a negative example of the problems that an uninformed author can get into.
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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful
missed opportunity
22 May 2005
Format:Paperback
This is a truly poor book, which shows little sign of familiarity with the music it claims to present and presents the people of Africa and the East in stereotypical categories. It could be useful as an example of how Westerners continue to misunderstand and misrepresent other musics and, through that, other peoples. That's probably about all.
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