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Music of El Dorado : the ethnomusicology of ancient South American cultures
- Title
- Music of El Dorado : the ethnomusicology of ancient South American cultures / Dale A. Olsen.
- Author
- Olsen, Dale A. (Dale Alan)
- Publication
- Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, ©2002.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | ML3575.A2 O57 2002 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xxii, 290 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "In this first ethnomusicological analysis of ancient Andean musical instruments, Dale Olsen breathes life and humanity into the music making of pre-Hispanic cultures in the northern and central Andes. Assessing three decades' worth of anthropological findings from diverse collections, museums, tombs, and temples, Olsen asks, "What did music mean in the lives of these pre-Columbians?" Part musical quest, part adventure of the mind, the book explores why, when, and how the instruments were played and provides a tangible link not only to a wealth of material culture but to the spirit of these ancient people as well."--Jacket.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-283) and index.
- Contents
- pt. I. Prelude. 1. Background. 2. The Theory and Methodology of Ethnoarchaeomusicology -- pt. II. Musical Topical Studies. 3. Notch Flutes of Life and Transcendence. 4. Panpipes of Transfiguration and Death. 5. Ocarinas for Call and Communication. 6. Whistling Bottles: Treasures, Tools, or Tea Kettles? 7. Transverse Flutes and the Cult of the Dead -- pt. III. Musical Case Studies. 8. Musical Enchantments of the Moche of Peru. 9. Magical Flutes of the Sinu of Colombia. 10. Musical Effigy Figurines of the Tairona of Colombia -- pt. IV. Conclusion. 11. Sounding the Silent Flutes of El Dorado.
- ISBN
- 0813024404
- 9780813024400
- 9780813029207
- 0813029201
- LCCN
- 2001034780
- OCLC
- ocm47074649
- 47074649
- SCSB-14690702
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library