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Open yourself to a world of music with bestselling WORLDS OF MUSIC, Sixth Edition. The text presents an in-depth exploration of the world's music cultures, with a new chapter on Native American music. Based on the authors' fieldwork and expertise, the text's case study approach... Read Full Overview

This market-leading, best-selling text covers ethnomusicology-the study of music in a people's way of life, which treats music as a distillation of cultural styles. The authors of this text approach diverse musical styles with the desire to understand them on their own terms-as... Read Full Overview

You save money when purchasing bundled products. This bundle contains World of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples, 6th Edition and the Music MindTap, 1 Term (6 Months) Printed Access Card.

Writings about music in East Asia and Japan.

The bestselling WORLDS OF MUSIC, now in its fifth edition, provides authoritative, accessible coverage of the world's music cultures. Based on the authors' fieldwork and expertise, this text presents in-depth explorations of several music cultures from around the world, with... Read Full Overview

This market-leading, best-selling text covers ethnomusicology-the study of music in a people's way of life, which treats music as a distillation of cultural styles. The authors of this text approach diverse musical styles with the desire to understand them on their own terms-as... Read Full Overview

This market-leading, best-selling text covers ethnomusicology-the study of music in a people's way of life, which treats music as a distillation of cultural styles. The authors of this text approach diverse musical styles with the desire to understand them on their own terms-as... Read Full Overview