BIBFRAME Work

Title

Traditional music instruments of southern Italy

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

• Marisi, Rossella (author)

Subject

• Musical instruments, Ancient--Italy, Southern--History (LCSH)
• Music archaeology--Italy, Southern (LCSH)
• Musical instruments--Social aspects--Italy, Southern--History (LCSH)
• Musical instruments--Italy, Southern--History (LCSH)

Language

• English

Classification

• DDC: 784.0945/7 (Assigner: dlc)
• LCC: ML503 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography

Summary

"In this book, readers are taken on an illuminating journey that identifies each traditional musical instrument from Southern Italy as part of the broader culture of the group of which the instrument is an expression. The study retraces the history of ethno-organology starting from its precursors and the accounts of early travelers. It draws connections between ethno-organology and other related sciences, such as ethnology, anthropology, musicology, organology, and ethnomusicology. Among the issues examined are the migration of musical instruments, various systems of musical instrument classification, and the analogies between pre-Christian era instruments and those still used today in traditional music. The instruments described are categorized as follows: idiophones include sistra, rattles, clappers, and ratchets; membranophones encompass cylindrical drums, frame drums, and friction drums; chordophones feature the colascione; and aerophones include bag aerophones, straight flutes, reed pipes, and the diatonic accordion. The book delves into each instrument's construction, usage contexts, performance nuances, evolutionary history, comparisons with similar instruments, and dissemination. It intertwines myths, rites, and historical events associated with the analyzed instruments to underscore their cultural significance, enriching understanding not just within their reference communities but for humanity at large"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Part 1. What .is Ethno-organology? Ethno-Organology: Definition of the Research Field ; What is a Musical Instrument? ; Characteristics of Musical Instruments Studied in Ethno-Organology ; Precursors of Ethno-Organology ; Accounts of Travelers ; Migration of Musical Instruments ; Classifications of Musical Instruments -- Part 2. Analogies Between Archaeological Finds and Modern Instruments. Instruments from Before the Common Era (BCE) ; Instruments Still Used Today in Traditional Music -- Part 3. Occasions and Instruments of Oral Traditional Music. Occasions for Making Oral Traditional Music ; Instruments of Traditional Oral Music : Idiophones ; Membranophones ; Chordophones ; Aerophones -- Table of instruments.

Authorized Access Point

Marisi, Rossella. Traditional music instruments of southern Italy

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• Date: 2026-09-11T20:14:00.989285+00:00
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• Derived from: 23957057

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• Date: 2026-09-11
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• Description language: eng
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