In its first edition, Soundscapes broke new ground by organizing the study of world music according to its cultural significance, rather than by geography alone.
An indispensable companion to Soundscapes and a remarkable collection in its own right, this three-CD set contains over seventy performances discussed in the text and outlined in the listening gu
In its first edition, Soundscapes broke new ground by organizing the study of world music according to its cultural significance, rather than by geography alone.
When Jews left Aleppo, Syria, in the early twentieth century and established communities abroad, they carried with them a repertory of songs (pizmonim) with sacred Hebrew texts set to melodies borrowe
When Jews left Aleppo, Syria, in the early twentieth century and established communities abroad, they carried with them a repertory of songs (pizmonim) with sacred Hebrew texts set to melodies borrowe
In 1973 Kay Kaufman flew to Ethiopia to do research on music in the villages of the Beta Israel, often called the Falasha or Ethiopian Jews. In A Song of Longing, she reveals how two events, her marri
Music doesn’t stop at the border, and neither should your textbook. This text gives students a global sense of music and its significance across cultures by introducing them to a diverse repertoire an
Pain is immediate and searing but remains a deep mystery for sufferers, their physicians, and researchers. As neuroscientific research shows, even the immediate sensation of pain is shaped by psycholo
