The first comprehensive annotated bibliography of North American Indian music available, including 1,497 items dating from 1535 to 1995. The guide gathers information from the fields of anthropology, folklore, ethnomusicology, and dance, covering sources that include scholarly articles, books, bibl
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Single most comprehensive historical document on the subject to date. The opening fifty-page essay is the best introduction to North American Native ethnomusicological study ever written, is well worth the price of the book, and should be required reading for any student of the history of ethnomusicology in North America. The field of ethnomusicology is enriched by Keeling's work.
–Ethnomusicology
Those who study and teach musics of North American and Eskimo Indians will be happy to hear of this new addition to the small number of published bibliographies on the subject. Easy to use.
–Notes
An extremely useful volume that should be part of the collection for anyone seeking information on the music of North American Indians.
–American Indian Libraries Newsletter
The only comprehensive annotated bibliography on this subject published to date.... Impressive.... [I]ncorporates the primary virtues of a first-class reference work. It is authoritative, clear, and comprehensive. The book works. It will be of great value to both the knowledgeable and uninitiated. Highly recommended for all college and research collections.
–Music Reference Services Quarterly
–Ethnomusicology
Those who study and teach musics of North American and Eskimo Indians will be happy to hear of this new addition to the small number of published bibliographies on the subject. Easy to use.
–Notes
An extremely useful volume that should be part of the collection for anyone seeking information on the music of North American Indians.
–American Indian Libraries Newsletter
The only comprehensive annotated bibliography on this subject published to date.... Impressive.... [I]ncorporates the primary virtues of a first-class reference work. It is authoritative, clear, and comprehensive. The book works. It will be of great value to both the knowledgeable and uninitiated. Highly recommended for all college and research collections.
–Music Reference Services Quarterly
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Often called the first "serious" study of Indian music, the original was submitted as a doctoral dissertation at the University of Leipzig. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
contains musical transcriptions, early cylinder recordings, other song texts, contains musical notations, several song texts, discusses musical instruments, updated liner notes, handgame songs, peyote music, musical revitalization, various culture areas, contemporary musical activities, includes elements relating, social dance songs, includes liner notes, potlatch songs, following tribes, one musical example, includes musical examples, peyote songs, includes musical notations, various ritual activities, two musical examples, regional bibliographies, snake ceremonials Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
American Indian, New York, American Anthropologist, Journal of American Folklore, Native American, Sun Dance, Northwest Coast, Los Angeles, Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin, Anthropological Papers, Stanley Sadie, Great Basin, Library of Congress, University of California Publications, Smithsonian Institution, Annual Report, University of California Anthropological Records, United States, Grass Dance, British Columbia, Indiana University Archives of Traditional Music, Alaskan Eskimo, Culture Element Distributions, Gros Ventre, Buffalo Dance New!
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Often called the first "serious" study of Indian music, the original was submitted as a doctoral dissertation at the University of Leipzig. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
contains musical transcriptions, early cylinder recordings, other song texts, contains musical notations, several song texts, discusses musical instruments, updated liner notes, handgame songs, peyote music, musical revitalization, various culture areas, contemporary musical activities, includes elements relating, social dance songs, includes liner notes, potlatch songs, following tribes, one musical example, includes musical examples, peyote songs, includes musical notations, various ritual activities, two musical examples, regional bibliographies, snake ceremonials Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
American Indian, New York, American Anthropologist, Journal of American Folklore, Native American, Sun Dance, Northwest Coast, Los Angeles, Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin, Anthropological Papers, Stanley Sadie, Great Basin, Library of Congress, University of California Publications, Smithsonian Institution, Annual Report, University of California Anthropological Records, United States, Grass Dance, British Columbia, Indiana University Archives of Traditional Music, Alaskan Eskimo, Culture Element Distributions, Gros Ventre, Buffalo Dance New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Southwestern Indian Ritual Drama (School of American Research Advanced Seminar Series) by Charlotte Johnson Frisbie on 9 pages
- Teton Sioux Music by Frances Densmore on 8 pages
- The Ghost Dance (Native American Series) by James Mooney on 6 pages
- Sun Dance by Fred Grove on 6 pages
- The Central Eskimo (Bison Book) by Franz Boas on 4 pages
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- The World's Music : General Perspectives and Reference Tools (Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 10) by Ruth M. Stone on page 369, and page 372
- Richard Wagner: A Research and Information Guide (Routledge Music Bibliographies) by Michael Saffle in Front Matter, and Back Cover
- The Recorder: A Research and Information Guide (Routledge Music Bibliographies) by Richard W. Griscom in Front Matter, and Back Cover
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