On Concepts and Classifications of Musical Instruments

Author/Contributor(s):	Kartomi, Margaret J
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Date:	11/15/1990
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Kartomi first moves through a culture-specific inspection of several societies in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and then, synthesizing current ethnomusicological trends, proceeds to make a large-scale comparative study of classification schemes and the concepts which govern them.