An Essay on the Nature of the Aesthetic in the African Musical Arts

An Essay on the Nature of the Aesthetic in the African Musical Arts PDF Author: Nissio Fiagbedzi
Publisher: African Books Collective
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 80

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Book Description
In the tradition of African musicologists who have pioneered serious scholarly study of African music, notably J.H. Kwabena Nketia, this extended essay considers the subject of aesthetic value in African music, in particular, in the Ewe and Akan (Ghanaian) traditions. It examines African - as compared with Western - ideas about musical experience and its appeal; and music in relation to values, morality and human emotion.