Why Suyá sing : a musical anthropology of an Amazonian people / Anthony Seeger.
| Author/creator | Seeger, Anthony |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987. |
| Description | xxi, 147 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge studies in ethnomusicology Cambridge studies in ethnomusicology. ^A220391 |
| Contents | The Mouse Ceremony begins -- Suyá vocal art: from speech to song -- The origin of songs -- From lab to field: the mystery of rising pitch in a rainy season song -- Leaping, dancing, and singing the Mouse's song -- Why Suyá sing. |
| Abstract | Like many other South American Indian communities, the Suya Indians of Mato Grosso, Brazil, devote a great deal of time and energy to making music, especially singing. This book considers the reasons for the importance of music for the Suya--and by extension for other groups--through an examination of myth telling, speech making, and singing in an initiation ceremony. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages 141-144. |
| LCCN | 87006352 |
| ISBN | 0521341736 |
| ISBN | 0521341744 (cassette) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3575.B7 S36 1987 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |