Ethnomusicology of the Arab World - Resources
Course assignments will draw upon the following textual, audio, and visual resources.
Contents
Arab world reference - Wiki pages
Arab world reference materials (including Maps and Map Quizzes, as well as some Music materials)
Arab music reference materials
Relevant library materials
Arab Music Bibliography. Many of the books listed here are available for purchase at the bookstore. This is represents course-related material; it is by no means a complete list of what is available, or even of our library's holdings. Many articles contain direct links to Jstor.
Books online:
- Danielson - the Voice of Egypt
- Touma - Music of the Arabs. Also note the Touma audio examples online.
- Shiloah - Music in the World of Islam (not all of it, but much of it)
- Frishkopf - Music and Media in the Arab World
University of Alberta Libraries: online resources, especially Jstor, Oxford Music Online, Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Index Islamicus, and Encyclopedia of Islam. See http://guides.library.ualberta.ca/arts_guides - especially the guide for music. To find the above turn to the databases section.
Notes on using Jstor from off-campus
The following lists of multimedia resources include nearly everything available in our library; call numbers are provided.
Venues (for possible ethnographic research)
Arab music performance venues in Edmonton
Research and writing
Tips for preparing your research paper