ABSTRACT

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music is a ten-volume reference work, organized geographically by continent to represent the musics of the world in nine volumes. The tenth volume houses reference tools and descriptive information about the encyclopedia’s structure, criteria for inclusion and other information specific to the field of ethnomusicology. An award-winning reference, its contributions are from top researchers around the world who were active in fieldwork and from key institutions with programs in ethnomusicology. GEWM has become a familiar acronym, and it remains highly revered for its scholarship, uncontested in being the sole encompassing reference work with a broad survey of world music. More than 9,000 pages, with musical illustrations, photographs and drawings, it is accompanied by 300+ audio examples.

part |2 pages

Part 1 Ethnomusicologists at Work

chapter |14 pages

South Asia and East Asia

chapter |10 pages

East Asia and North America

chapter |14 pages

Africa and East Asia

chapter |14 pages

Southeast Asia

chapter |12 pages

Africa and the Middle East

chapter |10 pages

Latin America and North America (I)

chapter |10 pages

Latin America and North America (II)

chapter |12 pages

Latin America and East Asia

chapter |18 pages

Africa, Latin America, and North America

chapter |10 pages

North America and the Middle East

chapter |20 pages

Africa and North America

chapter |12 pages

Europe and North America

part |2 pages

Part 2 Resources and Research Tools

chapter |160 pages

General Glossary

chapter |14 pages

Africa

chapter |24 pages

The United States and Canada

chapter |30 pages

Southeast Asia

chapter |24 pages

South Asia: The Indian Subcontinent

chapter |44 pages

The Middle East

chapter |14 pages

Europe

chapter |24 pages

Australia and the Pacific Islands