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The World of South African Music: A Reader
Author(s): Christine Lucia (Author, Editor)
- Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Publication Date: 12 May 2006
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 383 pages
- ISBN-10: 1904303366
- ISBN-13: 9781904303367
Book Description
The present Reader is a selection of texts on South African music which are chosen not only for their importance or the frequency of citations, but with the express purpose of providing the reader with a deep understanding of the music itself. Consequently, there are readings that are chosen because they have been influential, but there are also many which, though published, have not enjoyed very wide circulation. There are those which are of obvious historic interest, and others which speak to contemporary issues. Among other things, the volume provides an excellent sense of the varying ideologies and approaches that determine the relationship between author and subject. The reader is indispensable to scholars and enthusiasts of South African music and it is of great interest to ethnomusicologists more generally. It is also an excellent resource for those who do not have immediate access to harder-to-find articles, and is perhaps most vital to those who are looking to find a way into the world of South African music.
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About the Author
Christine Lucia is Professor and Chair of Music at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. She is a musicologist who has written on a number of topics including South African choral music, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Robert Schumann.
