Chopi Musicians : Their Music, Poetry, and Instruments, Hardcover by Tracey, ...

by Hugh Tracey

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Chopi Musicians : Their Music, Poetry, and Instruments, Hardcover by Tracey, Hugh, ISBN 1138598771, ISBN-13 9781138598775, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Originally published in 1948 and updated with a new introduction in 1970 this book is a classic study on the musical life of a Bantu people in Mozambique. It discusses the poetry on which the music and dances are based and provides, both in original and translation, 50 Chopi songs which are related to the social setting of Chopi life. It analyses some of the musical compositions and their structure with illustrations and transcriptions in score and describes the method of manufacture of the instruments. One chapter is devoted to full descriptions of the elaborate orchestral dances. Th is illustrated by numerous photographs and maps, and contains a glossary of musical terms, and extracts from early Portuguese accounts of the Chopi people and their music.

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2018
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781138598775
• Condition: Fine

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