Leo Plenckers

Broschiertes Buch

Arab Music: A Survey of Its History and Its Modern Practice

Beschreibung

This book offers a comprehensive survey of the history and the development of Arab music and musical theory from its pre-Islamic roots until 1970, as well as a discussion of the major genres and forms practiced today, such as the Egyptian gil, the Algerian raà and Palestinian hip hop; it also touches upon musical instruments and folk music.

Autor

Leo Plenckers' chief specialisations are music theory and ethnomusicology. He obtained his doctorate with a dissertation on the Algerian classical nawba tradition and published articles about various aspects of Arab music and music theory. Until his retirement he worked at the Musicological Institute of the Amsterdam University.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Archaeopress
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 174mm x 244mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 542g
• ISBN-13: 9781789699326
• ISBN-10: 1789699320
• Artikelnr.: 63200367