Studies in African Music is a 1959 book in two volumes by A.M. Jones. It is an in-depth analysis of the traditional music of the Ewe tribe.
Summary
The work is divided into two volumes, with the first volume being an analysis of the music presented in Volume II, and the second being full-score reproductions of the pieces in question.
Volume I Contents
- Introduction
- Play-Songs and Fishing Songs
- The Instruments of the Orchestra
- The Nyayito Dance
- Yeve Cult Music
- Club Dances - The Adzida Dance
- The Social Dance - Agbadza
- A Comparison of Drumming
- The Homogeneity of African Music
- Tone and Tune
- The Neo-Folk-Music
Volume II Contents
- Play-Songs and Fishing Songs
- The Nyayito Dance
- Yeve Cult Music: (a) The Husago Dance, (b) The Sovu Dance, (c) The Sogba Dance
- The Adzida Dance
- The Agbadza Dance
- The Icila Dance
Influence
Steve Reich has listed this work as an influence on his music, particularly his "fooling around with tape loops, which [he] began to envision as little mechanized Africans [laughs]." It is also cited extensively in Volume I of Gunther Schuller's (who introduced Reich to the work) History of Jazz.
References
External links
- Studies in African Music: Volume I at The Internet Archive
- Studies in African Music: Volume II at The Internet Archive
