Balgo : The Musical Life of a Desert Community
by Moyle, Richard
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About This Item
Nedlands: University of Western Australia (Callaway International Resource Centre for Music Education). 1997. Quarto, wraps, b&w illus, pp 195. From the library of Robert Tonkinson with his stamp. Near-fine condition. The Aboriginal community at Balgo in the remote north-east desert of Western Australia has retained a high level of traditional life. Balgo's elders, singers and dreamers present their own perspectives, values and understandings of a rich musical culture. A comprehensive musical ethnography details the dynamics of song performance and ownership, learning techniques, performance aesthetics, and reveals the Kukatja's understanding of the structure of their songs. A companion volume to Richard Moyle's 'Songs of the Pintupi' and 'Alyawarra Music'. 1st Edition. Stiff Wraps.
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- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100651
- Title
- Balgo : The Musical Life of a Desert Community
- Author
- Moyle, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Stiff Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- University of Western Australia (Callaway International Resource Centre for Music Education)
- Place of Publication
- Nedlands
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Aborigines, Anthropology, Deserts, Ethnography, Music
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