| Description |
Electronic data and program |
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2 computer optical discs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (8 pages : illustrations ; 12 cm) |
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4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Guides: Map -- Search -- Help -- Media -- Index -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Towns: Bamako -- Sangha - Timbuktu -- Buea -- Benin -- Fatick -- Bankumana -- Aerophones: Aerophone introduction -- Buru -- file-- Kele -- Awi Asâhar -- Zwewha -- Jembo -- Chordophones: Chordophone introduction -- Tahardent -- Akpata -- Mo-ndi-ndi -- Ndinga -- Riti -- Bòlòn -- Kora -- Idiophones: Idiophone introduction -- Karinya - Bala --Mango -- Kòrò -- Membranophones: Membranophone introduction -- Sabar N'der -- Talmbat -- Serer Tama -- Maninka Tama -- Jembe -- Gomboj -- Ikomi -- Tende -- Explorations: Laura Boulton -- Straus Expedition: Recording technology -- Correspondence -- Musical principles: Call and response -- Hocket -- Polyrhythm -- Signaling -- Timbre -- Ethnomusicology: Fieldwork -- Representation -- Instrument classification -- Aerophone introduction -- Chordophone introduction -- Idiophone introduction -- Membranophone introduction -- Electrophone introduction -- Exit: Introduction -- Credits -- Quit -- disc 2. Media index.ndex |
| Summary |
A multimedia investigation of the Straus Expedition, a 1934 field research study in West Africa; includes sound recordings, photographs, and film footage. Laura Boulton, a participant in the expedition, recorded and documented the music of 21 ethnic groups in what was then French and British colonial West Africa. Interactive sections allow users to explore musical principles and techniques that are common in African music |
| Notes |
Title from disc label |
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System requirements (Macintosh): PowerMac 7100/100 or higher; minimum 32MB RAM; System 7.5 or higher; QuickTime 3.0 or higher; 640 x 480, 16-bit color display; quad-speed CD-ROM drive |
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System requirements (Windows): IBM PC or compatible with Pentium 166 or higher; 32MB RAM; Windows 95, 98 or NT; Direct X version 3.0 or higher, DirectDraw and DirectSounds drivers; Sound Blaster compatible sound card; 640 x 480, 16-bit color display; quad-speed CD-ROM drive |
| Subject |
Music -- Africa, West.
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Music -- Africa, West -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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Ethnomusicology -- Africa, West.
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Ethnicity -- Africa, West.
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| Author |
Boulton, Laura, 1899-1980.
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Reed, Daniel B. (Daniel Boyce), 1963-
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Indiana University. Teaching and Learning Technologies Laboratory.
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| ISBN |
0253338328 |
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