Percival Kirby
Biographic Data
| ID | 10335167 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Percival Kirby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Percival |
| FAMILY NAME | Kirby |
| SIGNATURE | KIRBY P |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Musical Instruments of the Indigenous People of South Africa
Percival Kirby was a musician and ethnomusicologist and for many years head of the music department at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Between 1923 and 1933 he undertook more than nine expeditions as well as many shorter excursions around South Africa. He was hosted by local chiefs and taught to play the instruments he encountered. He managed to purchase many of them, and this collection, now known as the Kirby Collection, is h…
The Musical Instruments of the Indigenous People of South Africa
Percival Kirby was a musician and ethnomusicologist and for many years head of the music department at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Between 1923 and 1933 he undertook more than nine expeditions as well as many shorter excursions around South Africa. He was hosted by local chiefs and taught to play the instruments he encountered. He managed to purchase many of them, and this collection, now known as the Kirby Collection, is h…
The Musical Instruments of the Indigenous People of South Africa
Percival Kirby was a musician and ethnomusicologist and for many years head of the music department at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Between 1923 and 1933 he undertook more than nine expeditions as well as many shorter excursions around South Africa. He was hosted by local chiefs and taught to play the instruments he encountered. He managed to purchase many of them, and this collection, now known as the Kirby Collection, is h…
Acoustics (1 work) · Africa (1 work) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Black People (1 work) · Blacks (1 work) · Blacks (1 work) · Diverse Musicological Studies (1 work) · Ecology (1 work)