Traditional African and Oriental Music - Otto Karolyi Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter One: African MusicIntroduction
Rhythm
Melody
Harmony
Instruments
General Considerations: religion; language, poetry and music; drama, dance and music; improvisation; music and musicians in the community
Chapter Two: Islam and MusicIntroduction
Rhythm
Melody
Harmony
Instruments
General Considerations: religion; Qur'an recitations; the call to prayer; the Prophet's birthday; hymns in praise of the Prophet; Sufi worship; postlude
Chapter Three: The Indian SubcontinentIntroduction
Rhythm
Melody
Harmony
Instruments
General Considerations: religion: Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Islam; qawwali; dance and music; ragamala paintings
Chapter Four: China and TibetIntroduction
Rhythm
Melody
Harmony
Instruments
General Considerations: religion: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism; Peking opera; Tibet; dance in China and Tibet; epic song
Chapter Five: The Far EastIntroduction: Japan
Background
Rhythm
Melody
Harmony
Instruments
Instrumental and theatrical ensembles: Gagaku, Bunraku, Kabuki and Noh
General considerations: religion: Shinto, Buddhism in Japan, Zen
Indonesia: (i) Java; (ii) Bali
Background
Rhythm
Melody
Harmony
Instruments
Theatrical ensembles and music
Bali
Afterword
Select Bibliography
Discography
Notes
Index