"A commonsense view of all music" : reflections on Percy Grainger's contribution to ethnomusicology and music education / John Blacking.
| Author/creator | Blacking, John |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987. |
| Description | xiii, 201 pages : music ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The complexity of folk music : evolution, invention and diffusion in music -- The impress of personality in unwritten music : music as a means of communication and ethnomusicology as social science -- Irregular rhythms : movement, dance, music and ritual -- The world's most lovely melodies : form and feeling in unwritten music -- Democratic polyphony : political and musical freedom -- The goal of musical progress : music as work or as leisure? -- Let all the world hear all the world's music : popular music-making and music education -- Appendix A : A common sense view of all music by Percy Grainger (lectures broadcast in Australia in 1934) -- Appendix B : Musical transcription by Percy Grainger (taken from his paper "Collecting with the phonograph"). |
| Abstract | Taking Grainger's views as his starting point and heading each chapter with a quotation from Grainger's writings, John Blacking restates and reflects upon observations and attitudes relevant to contemporary problems of ethnomusicology and music education. Professor Blacking discusses these issues in the light of his own research, musical experience and convictions |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography (pages 187-193) and index. |
| LCCN | 87006628 |
| ISBN | 0521265002 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.G75 B64 1987 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |