MUSC 1151: Music of the World's Cultures
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Music Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
- Garland Encyclopedia of World Music [print edition]Main Level, Reference: R 780.9 G183G [10 volume set]
*Each print volume includes a music CD with representative music from different countries/regions/ethnic groups.
v.1 Africa; v.2 South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean; v.3 United States and Canada; v.4 Southeast Asia; v.5 South Asia: The Indian Subcontinent; v.6 The Middle East; v.7 East Asia: China, Japan, and Korea; v.8 Europe; v.9 Australia and the Pacific Islands; v.10 The World's Music: General Perspectives and Reference Tools - New Grove Dictionary of Music and MusiciansMain Level, Reference: R 780.3 N42N [29 volume set]
Info on Musical Instruments
- Ethnomusicology Musical Instrument CollectionPhotographs, audio and videos of musical instruments from around the world
- New Grove Dictionary of Musical InstrumentsMain Level, Reference: R 781.9103 N42N [3 volume set]
- Oxford Companion to Musical InstrumentsMain Level, Reference: R 784.1903 B161O
*Tip: See also specific instrument names in the Garland and Grove Encyclopedias listed above.
