This document is a chapter from a textbook on world music. It provides overviews of classical, popular and folk music traditions in India, Japan, Africa, Eastern Europe, Indonesia, Jewish communities and Celtic regions. For each area, it outlines important genres, instruments, musical influences and sample artists. The chapter concludes with questions comparing American popular music with one of the world music styles covered.

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The World of Music
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Part 3
Listening to World Music
Chapter 8: Music Beyond
the Americas
Chapter 8: Music Beyond the Americas

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Classical Music of India
 Classical Music
 Highly Developed
 Improvisatory
 Melodic (Nonharmonic)
 Memorized
 Virtuosic and Sensitive
 Terms
 Rasa
 Raga
 Tala
 Guru
 Hindustani Instruments
 Sitar
 Sarod
 Tabla
 Tambura
 Karnatic Instruments
 Vina
 Mridangam
 Sarangi

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Popular Music of India
 Disseminated by Cassette Tape
 Music often Pirated
 Influenced by Western Jazz and Rock
Styles
 Music often lip-synched in “Bollywood”
Musicals

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Music in Japan
 Traditional Japanese Music
 Often Theatrical
 Regional Variety
 Goal: Maximum Effect from
Minimum Resources
 Styles
 Gagaku (orchestral)
 Kabuki (royal melodrama)
 Koto, Shakuhachi,
Shamisen
 Western Styles Prominent
 Taught in Music Schools
 Classical
 Jazz
 Latin
 Performed Frequently

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Music in Sub-Saharan Africa
 Usually Found with Other Arts
 Dancing
 Costumes
 Sculpture
 Crafts
 Drama
 Functions
 Religious
 Social Activities
 Entertainment
 Ceremonies
 Instruments
 Drums
 Rattles
 Fiddles
 Musical Bows
 Xylophones
 Mbiras (Thumb Piano)
 Trumpets
 Flutes

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Popular Music in Sub-Saharan African
 Famous Styles
 Highlife
 Juju
 Afro-Beat
 Influenced by Western
Popular Music
 Famous Artists
 Babatunde Olatunji
 Youssou N’Dour
 King Sunny Adé
 Ladysmith Black
Mambazo

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Traditional Music of Eastern Europe
 Influences
 Byzantine Chants
 Mongolian Pentatonic
Modes
 Islamic
Rhythms/Textures
 Western European
Musical Language
 Threats to Traditional
Music
 Shift to Industrialization
 Government Control of
Culture
 Changes in
National/Regional
Boundaries
 Ethnic Population Shifts

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The Music of Indonesia
 Gamelan
 Instruments
 Gongs
 Drums
 Metal “Xylophones”
 Often with Poetry, Drama,
or Dance Added
 Non-Western Scale
 Found in many American
Universities
 Popular Music
 Kroncong
 “The Old Style”
 From Film
 Patriotic
 Respectable
 Dangdut
 Youth Music
 Mostly Poor People
 Influences
 Indian Music
 Kroncong
 Western Pop

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Jewish Music
 American Jewish
Composers
 Irving Berlin
 George Gershwin
 Aaron Copland
 Leonard Bernstein
 Klezmer Music
 Popular
 Small Band
 Plays
 Jewish tunes
 Yiddish Folk Songs
 Gentile Music

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Celtic Music
 Traditional Music found in
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
 Brittany
 France
 Spain
 Oral Tradition
 Popular with New Age Fans
 Overlapping, but not entirely
synonymous with Irish Folk
Music
 Artists
 Altan
 Clannad
 Solas
 The Chieftains

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Chapter Summary
 Is there (or can there be) a style of music that excludes any
of these elements?
 Melody
 Harmony
 Rhythm
 Texture
 Form
 Compare/contrast an American popular music concert with
one of the World Music Styles of this chapter. Use the
following criteria:
 The Function of the Music
 The Performance Practice
 The Relationship between the Performer and the Audience

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