Songcatchers

Description:

Music is elemental, universal, instinctive - a mysterious pulse at the very heart of the human experience. This tale is a panorama of the world's music and a vivid portrait of the pioneers who traveled far and wide to collect it. Mickey Hart, the Grateful Dead's percussionist, is also a dedicated musicologist who has recorded traditional music all over the globe. His personal quest is part of the fascinating book. Filled with historical photographs and highlighted by a time line that traces the hundred-year evolution of recording technology, Songcatchers in an informative, always engrossing odyssey of the world's musical heritage and our ongoing effort to understand, appreciate, and preserve it.

subjects: Ethnomusicology,  Schallaufzeichnung,  Feldforschung,  Geschichte,  World music,  History and criticism,  Musikethnologie,  Folk music,  Field recordings,  Collectors and collecting,  History,  Music,  Genres & Styles - International,  Music/Songbooks,  Customs & Traditions,  General,  Music / Ethnomusicology,  History & Criticism - General,  Popular Culture - General,  History, world,  Folklore