Music Cultures of the Pacific, the Near East and Asia (Prentice Hall History of Music)

by W.P. Malm

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Appropriate for a one semester/two-quarter course.

The purpose of this book is to survey the basic kinds of music and musical instruments found in the major oriental civilizations and in the island cultures of the Eastern Hemisphere. It is also intended as an introduction to the basic attitudes, techniques, and nomenclature of the discipline of ethnomusicology.

  • ISBN10 0136079946
  • ISBN13 9780136079941
  • Publish Date 1 February 1977 (first published 1 January 1977)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 15 September 2009
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Pearson Education (US)
  • Edition 2nd Revised edition
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 314
  • Language English