On Concepts and Classifications of Musical Instruments

by Margaret J. Kartomi

Book Overview

Kartomi first moves through a culture-specific inspection of several societies in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and then, synthesizing current ethnomusicological trends, proceeds to make a large-scale comparative study of classification schemes and the concepts which govern them.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226425495
• ISBN13: 9780226425498
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 349 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"