The work is divided into two volumes,[1][2] with the first volume being an analysis of the music presented in Volume II, and the second being full-score reproductions of the pieces in question.
Volume I ContentsEdit
Introduction
Play-Songs and Fishing Songs
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Nyayito Dance
Yeve Cult Music
Club Dances - The Adzida Dance
The Social Dance - Agbadza
A Comparison of Drumming
The Homogeneity of African Music
Tone and Tune
The Neo-Folk-Music
Volume II ContentsEdit
Play-Songs and Fishing Songs
The Nyayito Dance
Yeve Cult Music: (a) The Husago Dance, (b) The Sovu Dance, (c) The Sogba Dance
The Adzida Dance
The Agbadza Dance
The Icila Dance
InfluenceEdit
Steve Reich has listed this work as an influence on his music, particularly his "fooling around with tape loops, which [he] began to envision as little mechanized Africans [laughs]."[3] It is also cited extensively in Volume I of Gunther Schuller's (who introduced Reich to the work) History of Jazz.[4]
ReferencesEdit
^Jones, A.M. Studies in African Music: Volume I. London: Oxford University Press. 1959
^Jones, A.M. Studies in African Music: Volume II. London: Oxford University Press. 1959
^Strickland, Edward. American Composers: Dialogues on Contemporary Music (p. 40). Bloomington: Indiana University Press. 1991.
studies, african, music, 1959, book, volumes, jones, depth, analysis, traditional, music, tribe, authora, jonescountrygreat, britainlanguageenglishsubjectethnomusicologygenrenon, fictionpublisheroxford, university, presspublication, date1959media, typeprintpag. Studies in African Music is a 1959 book in two volumes by A M Jones It is an in depth analysis of the traditional music of the Ewe tribe Studies in African MusicAuthorA M JonesCountryGreat BritainLanguageEnglishSubjectEthnomusicologyGenreNon fictionPublisherOxford University PressPublication date1959Media typePrintPages295 Volume I 238 Volume II ISBN0 19 713512 9OCLC6977345 Contents 1 Summary 1 1 Volume I Contents 1 2 Volume II Contents 2 Influence 3 References 4 External linksSummary EditThe work is divided into two volumes 1 2 with the first volume being an analysis of the music presented in Volume II and the second being full score reproductions of the pieces in question Volume I Contents Edit Introduction Play Songs and Fishing Songs The Instruments of the Orchestra The Nyayito Dance Yeve Cult Music Club Dances The Adzida Dance The Social Dance Agbadza A Comparison of Drumming The Homogeneity of African Music Tone and Tune The Neo Folk MusicVolume II Contents Edit Play Songs and Fishing Songs The Nyayito Dance Yeve Cult Music a The Husago Dance b The Sovu Dance c The Sogba Dance The Adzida Dance The Agbadza Dance The Icila DanceInfluence EditSteve Reich has listed this work as an influence on his music particularly his fooling around with tape loops which he began to envision as little mechanized Africans laughs 3 It is also cited extensively in Volume I of Gunther Schuller s who introduced Reich to the work History of Jazz 4 References Edit Jones A M Studies in African Music Volume I London Oxford University Press 1959 Jones A M Studies in African Music Volume II London Oxford University Press 1959 Strickland Edward American Composers Dialogues on Contemporary Music p 40 Bloomington Indiana University Press 1991 Schuller Gunther Early Jazz Its Roots and Musical Development Oxford University Press 1968External links EditStudies in African Music Volume I at The Internet Archive Studies in African Music Volume II at The Internet Archive nbsp This article about African music is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about ethnology is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Studies in African Music amp oldid 1135485783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
