Ethnomusicological Encounters with Music and Musicians

Ethnomusicologists recount their face-to-face interactions with musicians in different cultures around the world, then turn to interactions with music itself in a number of contexts. Among their topics are the art of master musician Necdet Yasar as a key to the subtleties of classical Turkish music, High Queen Damoao and the teaching of Maranao Kolintange music, evaluating artistry on the Bulgarian bagpipe, the globalization of Burmese music, the musical construction of place and ethnicity in a Moroccan insult contest, and music ownership and control in Blackfoot culture. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Timothy Rice is Professor in the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. He specializes in the traditional music of Bulgaria and Macedonia. His books include Cross-cultural Perspectives on Music (1982), May It Fill Your Soul: Experiencing Bulgarian Music (1994), The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Vol. 8: Europe (2000), and Music in Bulgaria (2004). He edited the journal Ethnomusicology from 1981 to 1984 and served as president of the Society for Ethnomusicology from 2003 to 2005.