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FTX-783 - THE WORLD ENCOMPASSED - 8 CDs - vol 3

This World Music Course introduced by Alan Lomax, the leader of the team who put it together in the 1960s, was originally titled "Cantometrics - the measure of song". As "Folk Song Style and Culture" it was published by The American Assocation for the Advancement of Science in 1968 and in 1976, the team published the recorded samples from the Lomax field recordings as well as others from outstanding international field collections, and thus produced an ethno-musicology course with tests for researchers and students. So now, "Music from around the World" is available on 8 CDs together with a ninth forming a final Graduation CD. Peter Kennedy used this course with his students at Dartington College of Arts from 1972 and found it particularly successful in all three: Art, Music and Theatre depts.

THE RHYTHMIC RELATIONSHIP OF THE VOCAL GROUP TO ORCHESTRA (2)

THE RHYTHMIC CO-ORDINATION OF THE ORCHESTRA (9)

THE SOCIAL ORGANISATION OF THE ORCHESTRAL GROUP (3)

VOLUME (25) - Loud volume. which is somewhat more common in male than in female performances. predicts centralized government, milk production, and a cultural focus on military glory. Soft volume is predicted by their absence.

 

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