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The Wellsprings of Music by Sachs, Curt, 1881-1959; Kunst, Jaap, 1891-1960, editor is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Wellsprings of Music about?

228 pages : 24 cm Introduction to ethnomusicology; non Aboriginal material Includes bibliographical references and index Thoughts and methods. Preliminaries ; The advent of the ethnomusicologist ; The ethnomusicologist's workshop ; The question of origin -- Early music. The oldest music : tumbling strains ; The oldest music : one-step melodies ; Conservatism and magic ; Vocal mannerisms ; Instruments ; Rhythm and form -- On the way : growth, personality, art -- The fate of secondal and tertial patterns -- The fate of quartal and quintal patterns -- Centric melodies -- Polyphony -- Cross- or polyrhythm -- Professional music and musical systems -- "Progress?"

Author

Sachs, Curt, 1881-1959; Kunst, Jaap, 1891-1960, editor

Publisher

The Hague: M. Nijhoff

Published

1962

Language

EN