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The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Volume 6: The Middle Last. Edited by Virginia Danielson, Scott Marcus, and Dwight Reynolds. New York: Routledge, 2001. [xvii, 1,182 p. ISBN 0-824-06042-3. $250.] Compact disc, music examples, illustrations, bibliographies, index.
Anyone with an interest in music of the Middle East will find a wealth of information in this book. Using the framework designed for all volumes in the Garland series, the editors have divided the volume into three parts. A brief introduction is followed by nearly 400 pages discussing issues and concepts, then by 650 pages devoted to specific music cultures and regions. There are no footnotes, but ...
Source: HighBeam Research, The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. (Book Reviews: Reference...