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ETHNOMUSICOLOGY MATERIALS

Ethnomusicology Books & Recordings: General

• To the Four Corners: A Festschrift in Honor of Rose Brandel - edited by Eileen Leichtman, Michigan: Harmony Park Press, 1994. [308 pages]  (Vol.3, No.1)

• Voices of the World: An Anthology of Vocal Expressions - Le Chant du Monde, 1996.  [3 CDs w/ 188-page booklet in English/French]  (Sample Issue)

• The World’s Music: General Perspectives and Reference Tools - Volume 10 of The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music - Edited by Ruth Stone; New York & London: Routledge, 2002. [1017 pages]  (Vol.2, No.2)

Ethnomusicology Books & Recordings: Africa

• Africa: The Ba-Benzélé Pygmies - Simha Arom, Rounder Records 5107, 1998. [CD + 30 page booklet]  (Vol.2, No.4)

• Africa: Music from Rwanda - Rounder Records 5106, 1999. [CD + 18 page booklet]  (Vol.2, No.4)

• Badenya: Manden Jaliya in New York City - Various Artists, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 40494, 2002. [CD + 30 page booklet]  (Vol.2, No.4)

• Griots and Griottes (W. Africa) - Thomas A. Hale, Indiana University Press, 1998. [410 pages]  (Vol.2, No.4)

• Mande Music - Eric Charry, 2000. [500 pages (CD available)]  (Vol.1, No.2)

• Performing the Nation (Tanzania) - Kelly Askew, University of Chicago Press. 2002. [417 pages + CD]  (Vol.2, No.4) 

• Seeing With Music (Sierra Leone) - Simon Ottenberg, Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1996. [230 pages]  (Vol.2, No.4)

Ethnomusicology Books & Recordings: Americas

• The Art of Being Kuna - edited by Mary Lyn Salvador, 1997/2002. [360 pages]  (Vol.1, No.3)

• Celebrating Divinity in the High Andes & The Lima Highlands - Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1999 & 2001. [CDs w/ 24-page booklets in English/Spanish]  (Vol.1, No.3)

• Heartland Excursions: Ethnomusicological Reflections on Schools of Music -   Bruno Nettl, Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1995. [ 192 pages]   (Vol.3, No.4)

• Music of El Dorado: The Ethnomusicology of Ancient South American Cultures - Dale A. Olsen, 2002. [291 pages + audio examples]  (Vol.1, No.4)

• Music of the Warao of Venezuela: Song People of the Rain Forest - Dale Olsen, 1996. [444 pages + CD]  (Vol.1, No.3)

• Nevis & St. Kitts - Rounder Records, 2002. [CD w/ 40-page booklet]  (Vol.1, No.3)

• Songcatcher - written/directed by Maggie Greenwald, 2000. [film - 112 min.]  (Vol.1, No.3)

• Sounding Indigenous: Authenticity in Bolivian Music Performance - Michelle Bigenho, 2002. [289 pages]  (Vol.1, No.3)

• Spirit of the First People: Native American Music Traditions of Washington State - edited by Willie Smyth and Esmé Ryan, 1999. [201 pages + CD]  (Vol.1, No.3)

• Subcultural Sounds: Micromusics of the West - Mark Slobin, Hanover: Wesleyan University Press, 1993/2000. [127 pages]  (Vol.3, No.1)

Ethnomusicology Books & Recordings: Asia and Oceania

• The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas - edited by Joep Bor, 1999. [196 pages + 4 CDs]  (Sample Issue)

• Sounding the Center: History and Aesthetics in Thai Buddhist Performance - Deborah Wong, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2001. [256 pages + CD]  (Vol.2, No.1)

• Music of Sri Lanka - by Devar Surya Sena, 2008. Vijitha Yapa Publications, Sri Lanka. [224 pages]  (Vol.4, No.2)  

Contemporary Music Books & Recordings (Europe & USA)

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RELIGIOUS MATERIALS

Guides for Applied Ethnomusicology

• Developing Indigenous Hymnody: Key Resources for Cross-Cultural Workers - Dianne Palmer-Quay, 1999. [131 pages]  (Sample Issue)

• Tuning in to a Different Song - Joyce Scott, 2000. [159 pages]  (Vol.1, No.2)

• Tuning in to a Different Song - Joyce Scott, 2003. [video]  (Vol.2, No.4)

World Music Christian Songbooks and Recordings

• Creator Came Down - Native American New Life Praise Singers, 2000. [CD w/ 4-page booklet]  (Vol.1, No.3)

• Deep Jalé (2000) & Marga Darshan (2002) - Aradhna  (Vol.2, No.1)

• Halle, Halle! We Sing the World Round - C. Michael Hawn, 1999. [88 pages + CD]  (Sample Issue)

• Hoyannah! - Stephen Tindle, 1999. [CD w/ 4-page booklet]  (Vol.1, No.3)

• Keur Moussa: Sacred Chant and African Rhythms from Senegal - Sounds True STA A337. [CD + 16 page booklet]  (Vol.2, No.4)

• Messes au Cameroun - by Playasound/Auvidis w/ Gerard Krémer, 1990. [CD w/ 12-page booklet]  (Vol.1, No.2)

• Senegal: Christmas in Casamance  "Sénégal – Noel chrétien en Casamance." - Disques Arion ARN58451, 36, avenue Hoche, 75008 Paris, FRANCE. [CD]  (Vol.2, No.4)

• Sounds of Global Worship - compilation by Heart Sounds International  (Vol.2, No.2)

• We Come Dancing - by Marty Haugen, Donna Pena & Friends, 1997 (www.giamusic.com).  (Vol.3, No.3)

Psalters and Hymnals

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The Book of Psalms

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Worship: Practical Books

• The Heart of Worship Files - compiled by Matt Redmon, Ventura: Regal, 2003, 205 pages.  (Vol.3, No.3)

• So You're Thinking About Contemporary Worship - Tim & Kathy Carson, St. Louis: Chalice Press, 1997. [86 pages]  (Vol.3, No.1)

• Worship Team Handbook - edited by Alison Siewert, Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1998 [ 183 pages]  (Vol.3, No.4)

• Taking It To The Streets: Using The Arts To Transform Your Community -  by J. Nathan Corbitt & Vivian Nix-Early. Grand Rapids,Michigan: Baker Books, 2003. [288 pages]  (Vol.4, No.3)

Worship: Devotional Books

• The Air I Breath - Louie Giglio, Sisters, OR: Multnommah, 2003. [122 pages]  (Vol.3, No.1)

• The Dangerous Duty of Delight - John Piper, Sisters, Oregon: Multnomah, 2001. [ 91 pages]  (Vol.2, No.2)

• God’s Glory: What Life is All About - by Jeff Stam, Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 2002. [Study Guide 77 pages, Leader’s Guide 87 pages]  (Vol.3, No.4)

• God’s Passion for His Glory: Living the Vision of Jonathan Edwards, with the complete text of The End for which God Created the World - John Piper, Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway Books, 1998. [ 266 pages]  (Vol.2, No.2)

• Heights of Delight, Pathways of Delight & Rivers of Delight - Book trilogy by Dick Eastman, Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 2000-2002.  (Vol.2, No.2)

• I Exalt You, O God & I Will Follow You, O God - Jerry Bridges, 2001. [186 & 185 pages]  (Vol.1, No.2)

• Let the Nations Be Glad! (2nd edition) - John Piper, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2003. [ 253 pages]  (Vol.2, No.2)

• Worship - The Global Hallelujah! - edited by Barbara Colborn, 2000. [90 pages]  (Vol.1, No.1)

Worship, Liturgy and Arts: Theological Books

• Augustine on Music: An Interdisciplinary Collection of Essays - edited by Richard LaCroix, Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1988. [113 pages]  (Vol.3, No.1)

• The Dialogue of Worship: Creating Space for Dialog and Response - Gary Furr & Milburn Price, 1998. [90 pages]  (Vol.1, No.2)

• Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts - Steve Turner, 2001. [131 pages]  (Vol.1, No.2)

• Music Through the Eyes of Faith - Harold Best, 1993. [225 pages]  (Sample Issue)

• The Significance of Music in the Holy Bible - Vida Chenoweth, 1999. [28 pages]  (Vol.1, No.4)

• To God Be the Glory - John Hannah, Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2001. [48 pages]  (Vol.3, No.1)

• Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts - Harold Best, Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2003. [226 pages]  (Vol.3, No.1) & (Vol.3, No.2)

Books on Christian Visual Arts

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Books on Music and World Religions

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Histories of Christian Music

• Instruments in Church: A Collection of Source Documents - David W. Music, 1998. [220 pages]  (Vol.1, No.4) 

• Musical Instruments in the Bible - Ivor Jones, 1986 & 1987 [journal articles]  (Vol.1, No.4)

• Musical Instruments of the Bible - Jeremy Montagu, 2002. [177 pages]  (Vol.1, No.4) 

OTHER MATERIALS

Books & Recordings on Musical Instruments

• Experimental Musical Instruments:  
  “Gravikords, Whirlies & Pyrophones” & “Orbitones, Spoon Harps & Bellowphones” - Bart Hopkin, 1996 & 1998. [CDs w/ booklets]  (Vol.1, No.4)

• The Flute - Ardal Powell, 2002. [347 pages]  (Vol.1, No.4)

• The Hammered Dulcimer: A History - Paul M. Gifford, 2001. [440 pages]  (Vol.1, No.4) 

• How to Play Djembe, Secrets of the Hand & A Rhythmic Vocabulary - Alan Dworsky and Betsy Sansby, Minnetonka: Dancing Hands Music. [3 workbooks]  (Vol.2, No.4)

• Instruments de Musique du Monde/Musical Instruments of the World - Le Chant du Monde, 1990 [CD w/ 120 page booklet]  (Vol.1, No.4) 

• Instruments in Church: A Collection of Source Documents - David W. Music, 1998. [220 pages]  (Vol.1, No.4) 

• Issues in Organology - edited by Sue Carole DeVale, 1990. [300 pages]  (Vol.1, No.4) 

• Learning Mbira – A Beginning" (Zimbabwe) - B. Michael Williams, Everett, PA: Honeyrock, 2001. [103 pages + 2 CDs]  (Vol.2, No.4)

• Making Gourd Musical Instruments & Gourd Musical Instruments - Jim Widess & Ginger Summit 1999/2002. [144 pages] & 2000 [ CD w/ booklet]  (Vol.1, No.4) 

• Musical Instrument Design - Bart Hopkin, 1996. [182 pages]  (Vol.1, No.4)

• Musical Instruments: Craftsmanship and Traditions from Prehistory to the Present - Lucie Rault, 2000. [232 pages]  (Vol.1, No.4)

• Musical Instruments and Ritual: A Systematic Approach - Sue Carole DeVale, 1988. [journal article]  (Vol.1, No.4)

• Musical Instruments in the Bible - Ivor Jones, 1986 & 1987 [journal articles]  (Vol.1, No.4)

• Musical Instruments of the Bible - Jeremy Montagu, 2002. [177 pages]  (Vol.1, No.4) 

• Musical Instruments of the World - The Diagram Group, 1976. (also in French) [320 pages]  (Vol.1, No.4) 

• Music of El Dorado: The Ethnomusicology of Ancient South American Cultures - Dale A. Olsen, 2002. [291 pages + audio examples]  (Vol.1, No.4)

• New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments - edited by Stanley Sadie London, 1984. [Encyclopedia in three volumes of 805, 982 and 921 pages]  (Vol.1, No.4) 

• On Concepts and Classifications of Musical Instruments - Margaret J. Kartomi, 1990. [340 pages]  (Vol.1, No.4) 

• Timpani and Percussion - Jeremy Montagu, 2002. [268 pages]  (Vol.1, No.4)

• Two Lyres from Ur - Maude de Schauensee, 2002. [125 pages]  (Vol.1, No.4)

Books on Music Business

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Books on Media and Technology

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