A new, thirtieth-anniversary edition of the landmark ethnography that introduced the anthropology, or the cultural study, of sound.

Discussing how music possesses expressive properties, this title incorporates the text of The Corded Shell, answering various criticisms.

Awarded the J. I. Stanley Prize of the School of American Research.

How does a work of music stir the senses, creating feelings of joy, sadness, elation, or nostalgia? Though sentiment and emotion play a vital role in the compos

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