Introduction to Ethnomusicology

Author: Guan Jianhua
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: This book is an important theoretical work in the field of contemporary music anthropology in China. The author explains the meaning of music anthropology, traces its history, discusses the integrated relationship between music and socio-cultural structures, and conducts in-depth research and commentary on today's global music culture using theories from disciplines such as philosophy, anthropology, and psychology. At the same time, the author considers music education within the broader context of the overall development of human culture. This broad research perspective is both a re-examination of Western music culture, which emphasizes technique, and a guide to understanding the essence of human music culture from a wider and deeper perspective.