Encyclopaedia of Music (6 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I: Music and Society : Multicultural Issues: Preface. 1. World music and musical diversity. 2. Music in transnational world. 3. Music and multiculturalism. 4. Manifestation of sound into healing power. 5. Western traditions of music. 6. Indian classical music. 7. Multicultural music education. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. II: Poetic Music : Rhythm and Harmony: Preface. 1. Poetry, music and Rhythm. 2. Poetic and musical Rhythm: theoretical concepts. 3. Musical harmony. 4. Rhythm quantization. 5. Rhythmic rock music. 6. Musical tuning. 7. Tempo tracking. 8. Changing trends in music composition. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. III: Music : Community and Collaborative Perspectives: Preface. 1. Collaborative community music. 2. Music and society. 3. Exploring music in human life. 4. Teaching and learning music. 5. Perspectives of classical music. 6. Devotional music. 7. Perspectives of music in instruments. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. IV: Religious music: Preface. 1. Religious music. 2. Spiritual practices in music. 3. Indian classical music. 4. Music performance. 5. Music in Christianity. 6. Modernity in traditional music. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. V: Music : Cross-cultural Perception: Preface. 1. Cross-cultural perception of music. 2. Emergence of music therapy. 3. Music as a healing tool: ancient perception. 4. Cross-cultural perception of Indian music. 5. Use of technology captive music. 6. Perception of music and instruments. 7. Divinitic perception in music. 8. Music modulation. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. VI: Poetic Visual Music: Preface. 1. Poetic visual music. 2. Ascetic / Aesthetic visual music. 3. Consonance / Dissonance in visual music. 4. Visualisation of music: emerging trends. 5. Theoretical basis of different musical forms. 6. Technology in next generation music. 7. Visualisation of music in virtual environment. 8. SOM: application to the organisation of music archive. Bibliography. Index.

"Music, often an art/entertainment, is a total social fact whose definitions vary according to era and culture, often contrasted with noise. The omnipresence of music in our society suggests that music satisfies fundamental human needs. It can help us understand the deep feelings of those who lived in the past, of those who speak other languages, and to work, to worship, and to play with those whose lives are lived under differing circumstances.

This multi-volume work attempts to provide a comprehensive coverage on wide variety of topics related to music, from ancient age to cyber age. This set include Organisational concept of religious music, music and society: multicultural issues; cross-cultural perception of music; community music and collaborative perspective; poetic music : Rhythm and harmony and poetic visual music.

The primary purpose of this encyclopaedic work is to serve as a basic reference tool on significant topics of music. Its style is simple and is presented in a style accessible to wide audience. Its target audience include faculty students, practising musicians, researchers and all who interested in music." (jacket)