Whether referred to as mermaid, usalka, mami wata, or by some other name, and whether considered an imaginary being or merely a person with extraordinary abilities, the siren is the remarkable creature that has inspired music and its representations from ancient Greece to present-day Africa and Latin America. This book, co-edited by a historical musicologist and an ethnomusicologist, brings together leading scholars and some talented newcomers in classics, music, media studies, literature, and cultural studies to consider the siren and her multifaceted relationships to music across human time and geography.
- ISBN10 1282072889
- ISBN13 9781282072886
- Publish Date 1 January 2006
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 17 February 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Indiana University Press
- Pages 423
- Language English