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Venda Children's Songs: A Study in Ethnomusicological Analysis
Contributor(s): Blacking, John (Author)

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 ISBN: 0226055116     ISBN-13: 9780226055114
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: June 1995
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Annotation: John Blacking is widely recognized for his theoretical works "How Musical Is Man?" and "The Anthropology of the Body." This series of essays and articles on the music of the Venda people of the northern Transvaal in South Africa constitutes his major scholarly legacy.
"Venda Children's Songs" presents a detailed analysis of both the music and the cultural significance of children's songs among the Venda. Among its many original contributions is the identifying of the role of melody in generating rhythm, something that distinguishes this form of music from that of Venda adults as well as from other genres of African music in general.
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- Music
Dewey: 782.421
LCCN: 94036465
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.05" W x 9.03" L (0.66 lbs) 210 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
 
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John Blacking is widely recognized for his theoretical works How Musical Is Man? and The Anthropology of the Body. This series of essays and articles on the music of the Venda people of the northern Transvaal in South Africa constitutes his major scholarly legacy.

Venda Children's Songs presents a detailed analysis of both the music and the cultural significance of children's songs among the Venda. Among its many original contributions is the identifying of the role of melody in generating rhythm, something that distinguishes this form of music from that of Venda adults as well as from other genres of African music in general.
 
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