The Resource African polyphony and polyrhythm: musical structure and methodology
African polyphony and polyrhythm: musical structure and methodology
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Resource Information
The item African polyphony and polyrhythm: musical structure and methodology represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxviii, 668 pages
- Contents
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- Machine derived contents note: List of illustrations
- Foreword Gyorgy Ligeti
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Map
- Book I. The Musis of the Central African Republic: 1. General introduction
- 2. The general features of traditional music
- 3. Typology
- Book II. African Polyphonic Music: Introduction
- 1. A classification of African polyphonies
- 2. Previous studies: the present state of the subject
- Book III. Technical Tools: Methods of Recording Polyphonic Music For Transcription: 1. The need for transcription
- 2. The difficulties of transcription
- 3. Earlier methods
- 4. Towards a new method
- 5. Theoretical assumptions
- 6. Technical equipment: description and use
- 7. From recording to transcription
- 8. Checking the results
- 9. Potentialities
- 10. Anthropological acceptability
- Book IV. Theoretical Tools: 1. The notion of relevance
- 2. Description and analysis
- 3. The question of transcription
- Book V. The Organisation of Time In African Music: 1. A brief survey of Western rhythmics
- 2. Towards precise terminology
- 3. African rhythmics
- Book VI. Structural Principles And Their Applications: 1. Typology
- 2. Analytical notions
- 3. Strict polyrhythmics
- 4. Polyrhythmics as a way to polyphony: Hocket
- 5. Polyphony produced by melodic instruments
- 6. The association of polyphony and polyrhythmics
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Discography
- Index
- Isbn
- 9780521241601
- Label
- African polyphony and polyrhythm: musical structure and methodology
- Title
- African polyphony and polyrhythm: musical structure and methodology
- Language
- eng
- Cataloging source
- UkLiU
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Arom, Simha
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Music
- Counterpoint
- Musical meter and rhythm
- Label
- African polyphony and polyrhythm: musical structure and methodology
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 660-668)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Machine derived contents note: List of illustrations -- Foreword Gyorgy Ligeti -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Map -- Book I. The Musis of the Central African Republic: 1. General introduction -- 2. The general features of traditional music -- 3. Typology -- Book II. African Polyphonic Music: Introduction -- 1. A classification of African polyphonies -- 2. Previous studies: the present state of the subject -- Book III. Technical Tools: Methods of Recording Polyphonic Music For Transcription: 1. The need for transcription -- 2. The difficulties of transcription -- 3. Earlier methods -- 4. Towards a new method -- 5. Theoretical assumptions -- 6. Technical equipment: description and use -- 7. From recording to transcription -- 8. Checking the results -- 9. Potentialities -- 10. Anthropological acceptability -- Book IV. Theoretical Tools: 1. The notion of relevance -- 2. Description and analysis -- 3. The question of transcription -- Book V. The Organisation of Time In African Music: 1. A brief survey of Western rhythmics -- 2. Towards precise terminology -- 3. African rhythmics -- Book VI. Structural Principles And Their Applications: 1. Typology -- 2. Analytical notions -- 3. Strict polyrhythmics -- 4. Polyrhythmics as a way to polyphony: Hocket -- 5. Polyphony produced by melodic instruments -- 6. The association of polyphony and polyrhythmics -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Discography -- Index
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- xxviii, 668 pages
- Isbn
- 9780521241601
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- Label
- African polyphony and polyrhythm: musical structure and methodology
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 660-668)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Machine derived contents note: List of illustrations -- Foreword Gyorgy Ligeti -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Map -- Book I. The Musis of the Central African Republic: 1. General introduction -- 2. The general features of traditional music -- 3. Typology -- Book II. African Polyphonic Music: Introduction -- 1. A classification of African polyphonies -- 2. Previous studies: the present state of the subject -- Book III. Technical Tools: Methods of Recording Polyphonic Music For Transcription: 1. The need for transcription -- 2. The difficulties of transcription -- 3. Earlier methods -- 4. Towards a new method -- 5. Theoretical assumptions -- 6. Technical equipment: description and use -- 7. From recording to transcription -- 8. Checking the results -- 9. Potentialities -- 10. Anthropological acceptability -- Book IV. Theoretical Tools: 1. The notion of relevance -- 2. Description and analysis -- 3. The question of transcription -- Book V. The Organisation of Time In African Music: 1. A brief survey of Western rhythmics -- 2. Towards precise terminology -- 3. African rhythmics -- Book VI. Structural Principles And Their Applications: 1. Typology -- 2. Analytical notions -- 3. Strict polyrhythmics -- 4. Polyrhythmics as a way to polyphony: Hocket -- 5. Polyphony produced by melodic instruments -- 6. The association of polyphony and polyrhythmics -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Discography -- Index
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- xxviii, 668 pages
- Isbn
- 9780521241601
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
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