The anthropology of music
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8102770 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan P Merriam (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1964 |
| Pages | 358 |
| Publication date | 1964-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | The anthropology of music (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Northwestern University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| OpenAlex | W2314309829 |
| Open Library | OL16066868M |
| ISBN | 9780810106079 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
This is a comprehensive approach to music from the point of view of anthropology. The author maintains that ethnomusicology, by definition, must not divorce the sound-analysis of music from its cultural context of people thinking, acting, and creating
Acoustics · Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology · Cultural anthropology · Epistemology · Ethnomusicology · Musical · Point (geometry · Sociology · Sound (geography · Visual arts · Anthropology · Diverse Musicological Studies · Music Technology and Sound Studies · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Ethnomusicologie · Etnomusicologie · Music · Music therapy · History · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |