On African music techniques, influences, scholarship
"Composed over a decade and a half and originally delivered to audiences in Europe, Africa and the US, these lectures celebrate African musical creativity by illuminating selected compositional techniques, key influences, and dominant scholarly themes. Chapters on minimalism, iconicity, tonalit...
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2023]
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction
- The minimalist impulse
- Iconicity in musical thought and expression
- Tonality as a colonizing force
- African pianism and the challenge of art music
- Rethinking music theory, with African aid
- Against ethno-theory
- African rhythm studies : A sketch and a critique
- Epilogue