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Maya Achi marimba music in Guatemala

Title
Maya Achi marimba music in Guatemala / Sergio Navarrete Pellicer.
Author
Navarrete Pellicer, Sergio.
Publication
Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2005.

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viii, 276 p. : ill.; 24 cm. +
Series Statement
Studies in Latin American and Caribbean music
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes discography (p. [253]), bibliographical references (p. [255]-270), and index.
Contents
A history of the Achi people of Rabinal -- The belief in the dead -- Concepts and classifications of music -- The marimba and the son -- Good and evil : music, alcohol, and women -- Musical occasions -- Cognition values and the aesthetics of music -- The economy of the son and the pieza : changing strategies, genres, and musical instruments -- Music within social interaction -- Conclusions : "Who am I to know better than the ancestors?"
Call Number
JME 05-533
ISBN
  • 159213291X (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1592132928 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2004062128
OCLC
56955854
Author
Navarrete Pellicer, Sergio.
Title
Maya Achi marimba music in Guatemala / Sergio Navarrete Pellicer.
Imprint
Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2005.
Series
Studies in Latin American and Caribbean music
Bibliography
Includes discography (p. [253]), bibliographical references (p. [255]-270), and index.
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JME 05-533 [Text]
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