Musical notations of the Orient; notational systems of Continental, East, South and Central Asia
This book provides a description and preservation of Oriental notational systems, the study of which makes possible a deeper understanding of Eastern art music and demonstrates its character to the student more meaningfully than does the mere presentation of recordings and musical examples written i...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
1967
Bloomington, 1967 Bloomington : 1967 |
| Series: | Indiana University humanities series ;
no. 60 Indiana University humanities series no. 60 Indiana University humanities series ; no. 60 Indiana University humanities series no. 60 |
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| Summary: | This book provides a description and preservation of Oriental notational systems, the study of which makes possible a deeper understanding of Eastern art music and demonstrates its character to the student more meaningfully than does the mere presentation of recordings and musical examples written in Western staff notation. The numerous problems arising from styles and techniques which are based upon improvisation and extramusical concepts are also considered |
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| Item Description: | Errata sheet inserted This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 498 p illus., music. 26 cm. xiii, 498 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm xiii, 498 pages : illustrations, music. ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. 482-486 Bibliography: pages 482-486 |