著名的美国民族音乐学家蒂莫西·赖斯(Timothy Rice)为"牛津通识读本"(VERY SHORT INTRODUCTIONS)系列撰写的《民族音乐学》,是一部以学科观念、方法论深入学者实践和学术发展史的言简意赅的导论。该著分别从学科定义、学科简史、研究方法论、音乐的性质、音乐与文化的关系、音乐家的个人研究、撰写音乐史、现代的民族音乐学,以及民族音乐学家的工作九个方面分章勾勒学科轮廓。作者以简洁的语言说明学术观点,使读者清晰并轻松地随其表述,走进丰富的民族音乐学世界。
A Tapestry of Interlocking Disciplines:A Preface to the Chinese Version of Rice's Ethnomusicology in OXFORD A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTIONS
Ethnomusicology,written by the famous American ethnomusicologist Timothy Rice for the OXFORD A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTIONS,is a concise introduction to the history of scholar's practice and academic development in terms of disciplinary concepts and methodology.The book outline the Ethnomusicology as nine parts which each arranged as one chapter,i.e.Defining ethno-musicology,A bit of history,Conducting research,The nature of music,Music as culture,Indi-vidual musicians,Writing music history,Ethnomusicology in the modern world,Ethnomusicolo-gists at work.The author illustrates professional ideas in simple language,so the reader can get his ideas clearly and easily and enter the rich world of ethnomusicology.