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Ethnomusicology

Index of SIL publications on Ethnomusicology listed by country.

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General works

• Anonymous. 1999. Notes on Anthropology 4.2.
• AVERY, Thomas L., author. 1994. A note on literacy, oral culture and indigenous hymn composition.
• AVERY, Thomas L., author. 1997. "Tagmemic principles and music analysis."
• AVERY, Thomas L., author. 1998. "Musical ministry in areas where Western music has penetrated."
• AVERY, Thomas L., author. 1999. Review of: The anthropology of music, by Alan P. Merriam.
• BORING, Karen H., author. 1998. Ethnomusicology research questions.
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1997. "Solomon Islands recording report."
• CORBITT, J. Nathan, author. 1997. "The face of music."
• COULTER, Neil R.; SCHRAG, Brian E., authors. 2003. "Response to ’Ethnomusicology as tool for the Christian missionary’."
• HOLLINGSWORTH, Kenneth R., author. 2003. "Expanded ethnomusicology categories for the Outline of Cultural Materials."
• MERZ, Johannes, author. 2008. Are Scripture-based films cross-culturally translatable? Questions of cultural context and visual translation of the Jesus Film for West African audiences.
• MERZ, Johannes, author. 2008. Mediating transcendence: popular film, visuality and religious experience in West Africa.
• MERZ, Johannes, author. 2008. Translation and the visual predicament of the Jesus film in West Africa.
• MERZ, Johannes, author. 2010. "Translation and the visual predicament of the "JESUS" film in West Africa."
• NEELEY, Paul, author. 1994. Integrating soft and hard media: indigenous hymnody and visuals.
• NEELEY, Paul, author. 1994. Social factors in the acceptance or rejection of indigenous hymns.
• NEELEY, Paul, author. 1996. Basic guidelines for adapting written Scriptural texts into song lyrics.
• NEELEY, Paul, author. 1997. "GCOWE report."
• NEELEY, Paul, author. 1997. "Interview with Prof. J. H. K. Nketia."
• NEELEY, Paul, author. 1997. Review of: The rough guide to world music, Simon Boughton and others, editors.
• NEELEY, Paul, author. 1998. Review of: a study on the relevancy of ethnomusicology in [a certain mission], by Barbara L. Fisk.
• NEELEY, Paul, author. 1998. Review of: Drums: The heartbeat of Africa, Esther A. Dagan, editor.
• NEELEY, Paul, author. 1998. Review of: Voices of the world: an anthology of vocal expression [compact disc], by Chant du Monde.
• PALMER-QUAY, Dianne, author. 1998. Review of: Music and mission: Jabêm traditional music and the development of Lutheran hymnody, by Heinrich Zahn.
• PERSONS, Charlene L., author. 1988. Languages used in the music of the Old Order Amish.
• PIKE, Kenneth L.; PIKE, Stephen B., authors. 1977. Songs of fun and faith.
• SAURMAN, Mary Beth; SAURMAN, Todd, authors. 2008. Incorporating relevant cultural art forms and oral traditions into community-based education programs.  
• SAURMAN, Todd, author. 1994. "A review and application of the book, The Western impact on world music: Change, adaptation and survival."
• SAURMAN, Todd, author. 1999. Review of: The Western impact on world music: change adaptation and survival, by Bruno Nettl.
• SCHRAG, Brian E., author. 1997. "France Louanges report."
• SCHRAG, Brian E., author. 1998. Review of: Shadows in the field: New perspectives in fieldwork in ethnomusicology, Gregory F. Barz and Timothy J. Cooley, editors.
• SCHRAG, Brian E., author. Available: 2007; Created: 2000. Grooving at the nexus: the intersection of African music and Euro-American ethnomusicology at UCLA.  
• SCHRAG, Brian E., compiler. 1998. The catalyst and research library: tools for encouraging the growth of indigenous hymnody.
• SCHRAG, Brian E., compiler; HOLLINGSWORTH, Kenneth R.; SHALER, Dorothy J., editors. 2003. The catalyst and research library: tools for encouraging the growth of indigenous hymnody.
• SCHRAG, Brian, compiler; HOLLINGSWORTH, Kenneth R.; SHALER, Dorothy, editors. 1998. The catalyst and research library: tools for encouraging the growth of indigenous hymnody.
• SHALER, Dorothy, facilitator; NIKKEL, Marc, recorder; AJAK, Jon; ANUEN MANYOK, Daniel; BOL DENG, Bartholomeo; BUZ, Simon; GOLULK, Samuel; REETH, Peter, speakers. 2012. Dinka songs DS-54-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, facilitator; NIKKEL, Marc, recorder; ALUEL, Mary, speaker. 2012. Dinka songs by Mary Aluel DS-53-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, facilitator; NIKKEL, Marc, recorder; GARAD Ded, speaker. 2012. Twic Dinka Tuaar chants DS-51-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Dinka Agaar and Bor melodies and music testing DS-57-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Dinka Agaar songs DS-47-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Dinka Agaar songs DS-58-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Dinka Agaar/Ciec Episcopal church songs DS-46-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Dinka and Bor songs DS-56-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Dinka Bor songs DS-49-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Dinka church music DS-45-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Dinka Ciec songs DS-69-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Dinka songs Bor-South DS-71-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Dinka songs DS-63-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Jieng youth service - part 1 DS-41-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Jieng youth service - part 3 DS-43-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Jieng youth service: part 2 DS-42-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Music from Khartoum DS-55-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Shilluk funeral and love songs DS-32-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Shilluk praise songs DS-31-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Shilluk songs April 1994 DS-28-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Shilluk songs Aug 93 DS-25-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Shilluk traditional men's songs DS-29-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Shilluk women's songs DS-34-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Songs from south Dinka DS-84-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. South Dinka songs DS-60-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Viri music DS-38-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder; COR DE AQUER BUL, Kezekiel; KELEI, Daniel Deng, speakers. 2012. Dinka melodies DS-62-pres.
• TAYLOR, Julie, author. 1997. Ethnomusicology: Preparing for tomorrow?.
• TAYLOR, Julie, author. 1998. "Reflections from eastern Africa."
• TAYLOR, Julie, author. 1999. "Pre-reading and writing: strategies from an ethnomusicological perspective."

Works specific to particular countries

Africa

Algeria

• JORGENSEN, Peter, author. 1996. Review of: Musique Touarègue de l’Ahaggar (sud algérien), by Nadia Mécheri-Saada.

Cameroon

• HOLLINGSWORTH, Kenneth R., author. 1980. Preliminary report on the music of the Mofu-Gudur.
• SCHRAG, Brian E., author. 2005. How Bamiléké music-makers create culture in Cameroon.
• SCHRAG, Brian E., author. 2007. Review of: Journey of song: public life and morality in Cameroon, by Clare A. Ignatowski.
• SCHRAG, Brian, author. 2004. Musical invigoration of cultural dynamism in a Bamiléké dance association.  

Central African Republic

• SCHRAG, Brian E., author. 1996. "Toward a generative analysis of rhythm: a review of African polyphony and polyrhythm."

Chad

• PEARCE, Mary, author. 1994. An introductory study of music among the Kera.  
• PEARCE, Mary, author. 2005. "Chad."

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• HOLLINGSWORTH, Kenneth R., author. 1999. "A Scripture-in-song project among the Bafuliiru of the Democratic Republic of Congo."
• JORGENSEN, Peter, author. 1994. An experimental approach to developing music literacy in central Zaire.
• RAYMOND, Liz; RAYMOND, Tim, compilers; SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Traditional music of East Africa N.E Zaire DS-07--pres.
• SCHRAG, Brian E., author. 1994. Toward a model for the evaluation of the cultural strength of various musics.
• SCHRAG, Brian E., author. 1996. Catalyzing creativity: Nurturing a dying music through apprenticeship.

Ghana

• HALL, Sue; HENDERSHOTT, Mary; NEELEY, Paul, authors. 1998. "When I heard these songs, tears came to my eyes: The Vagla Scripture-Song Workshop (Ghana, March, 1997)."
• HANSFORD, Gillian F., author. 2010. "Doing Chumburung songs—a taxonomy of styles."  
• KOFI, Francis; NEELEY, Paul, authors. 1997. Traditional dance rhythms of Ghana, vol. 1.
• NEELEY, Paul, author. 1995. "Old styles in contemporary contexts: the revitalization of traditional music through the Buem churches of Ghana."
• NEELEY, Paul, author. 1997. "Drumming and freedom of worship: Praising God as civil disobedience."
• NEELEY, Paul, author. 1997. Review of: African Rhythm: a northern Ewe perspective, by Kofi Agawu.
• NEELEY, Paul, author. 1997. Review of: Rhythms of life, songs of wisdom: Akan music from Ghana, West Africa, [compact disc], by Roger Vetter.
• NEELEY, Paul; SEIDU, Abdullai, authors. 1995. Pressing patrons with proverbs: Talking drums at the Tamale markets.

Kenya

• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Rendille Church music #1 DS-09.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Rendille music DS-08.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Rendille music DS-10-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Rendille New Moon celebration DS-11-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder; KIBORA, Patrick, speaker. 2012. Sabaot songs DS-40-pres.
• TAYLOR, Julie, author. 2002. The music of the Sabaot: bridging traditional and Christian contexts.

Nigeria

• NEELEY, Paul, author. 1995. Review of: Yoruba dundun music and Yoruba bata music, by Muraina Oyelami.

Senegal

• MACKENZIE BROWN, Sheila, author; TENDENG, Hypolite, translator; BASSENE, Ibrahima, speaker. 2012. Same Form, Slightly Different Function: Senegalese Cumulative Songs as Contrasted to their Canadian and European Counterparts..

Sudan

• SAMPSON, Anne, author. 1997. Step by step: The emergence of Baka hymnology.

Togo

• DEVINE, Patricia, author. 1997. A summary of Ifɛ̀ music in relation to church use.
• DEVINE, Patricia, author. 1997. A summary of Ifɛ̀ music in relation to church use.

Americas

Bolivia

• KEY, Mary R., author. 1963. "Music of the Sirionó (Guaranian)."

Canada

• AVERY, Thomas L., author. 1984. Structure and strategy in Azorean-Canadian song duels.
• AVERY, Thomas L., author. 2011. Structure and Strategy in Azorean-Canadian Song Duels.  
• MILLER, Kristy, author. 1999. "Applied ethnomusicology: evaluating the hunger of the heart."

Ecuador

• BORMAN, Roberta, author. 1986. Music as an aid to literacy.
• BORMAN, Roberta, author. 1999. "Music as an aid to literacy: the Cofan story."

Mexico

• BOWEN, Thomas; MOSER, Edward, authors. 1970. "Material and functional aspects of Seri instrumental music."
• CHENOWETH, Vida; LONGACRE, Robert E., authors. 1986. "Discourse as music."
• KELLER, Kathryn, author. Available: 2012; Created: 4/1945. Three Chontal Stories.  

Peru

• ADAMS, Patsy, author. 1963. "La música culina."
• ADAMS, Patsy, author. 1976. La música culina y la educación informal.  
• CHÁVEZ, Margarethe S.; LEACH, Ilo; SHANKS, Anna Louise; YOUNG, Carolyn M., authors. 1976. Instrumentos musicales tradicionales de varios grupos de la selva Peruana.  
• KINDBERG, Willard, author. 1976. "Musica de los campa ashaninca."  
• SHALER, Dorothy J., author. 1985. Analysis of the musical system of the Pajonal Campas of Peru.
• SHALER, Dorothy, facilitator; WILLIS, Jackie, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa Majontonini music DS-108-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, facilitator; WILLIS, Jackie, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa music DS-109-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, facilitator; WILLIS, Jackie, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa songs DS-107-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Asheninka Pajonal Campa Music DS-85-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Campa del Gran Pajonal music DS-92-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Campa Pajonal hymns DS-91-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Campa songs DS-90-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa drinking songs DS-88-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa music DS-104-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa music DS-105-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa music DS-93-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa Music DS-94-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa music DS-95-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa music DS-96-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa songs and stories DS-87-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa songs DS-100-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa songs DS-101-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa songs DS-102-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa songs DS-106-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa songs DS-98-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa songs DS-99-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, speaker. 2012. Pajonal Campa hymns DS-86-pres.  
• WILLIS, Jackie, recorder. 2012. Pajonal Campa songs DS-89-pres.
• WISTRAND, Lila, author. 1969. "Music and song texts of Amazonian Indians."

United States

• SHALER, Dorothy, facilitator; DENSON, Charlie; HENRY, Inez, speakers. 2012. Choctaw hymn tunes DS-15-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder; BELL, Tony; FRASIER, Ida Mae; JACKSON, Prentiss; JOE, Henry, speakers. 2012. Choctaw Dance music DS-14-pres.

Asia

Indonesia

• AJAMISEBA, Danielo C., editor. 1981. Irian: Bulletin of Irian Jaya, Vol. 9(1).  
• Anonymous. 1973. Irian: Bulletin of West Irian Development, Vol. 2(1).  
• Anonymous. 1974. Irian: Bulletin of Irian Jaya Development, Vol. 3(2).  
• CLOUSE, Duane, author. 1985. Ethnomusicology misjudged?.
• CLOUSE, Duane, author. 1998. "Taking the pulse of Irian Jaya."
• OGURI, Hiroko, author. 1983. "The music of the Isirawa."
• PECKHAM, Nancy, author. 1981. "Day and night songs in Mairasi festival music."

Laos

• LUNDSTRÖM, Hakan, author. 2002. "Kåmmu vocal genres and performance."  
• SAURMAN, Todd, author. 2001. Review of: I will send my song... Təəm and other Kammu vocal genre in the singing of Kam Raw, by Hakan Lundström.  

Mongolia

• CHAN, Jo, author. 2000. Throat-singing in Tuva.

Myanmar

• SAURMAN, Todd, author. 2001. Review of: I will send my song... Təəm and other Kammu vocal genre in the singing of Kam Raw, by Hakan Lundström.  

Philippines

• BALDRIDGE, Terry L., author. 1997. "Musicologist experiences cultural awakening."
• BUENCONSEJO, José S., author. 2006. "On the relationships between words and melody in Palangihon-Umayamnon Bukidnon uwaging."  
• REID, Lawrence A., author. 1961. "Dancing and music."
• REVEL, Nicole, author. 2006. "Memory of voice."  
• STALLSMITH, Glenn, author. 2007. The music of a Kalinga peace-pact celebration: making place through the soundscape.

Thailand

• SAURMAN, Mary E., author. 1996. "Thai speech tones and melodic pitches: How they work together or collide."
• SAURMAN, Mary E., author. 1999. The agreement of Thai speech tones and melodic pitches.
• SAURMAN, Mary E.; SAURMAN, Todd, authors. 1997. Southeast Asia music in culture research project: preliminary phase.
• SAURMAN, Todd, author. 1996. "Exploring Thai music in Bangkok."
• SAURMAN, Todd, author. 2000. Exploring Thai music in Bangkok.

Pacific

Australia

• BORNEMAN, Barry, author. 1988. "Learning patterns of the songwriter’s workshop."

Papua New Guinea

• BEE, Darlene; CHENOWETH, Vida, authors. 1968. "On ethnic music."
• BEE, Darlene; CHENOWETH, Vida, authors. 1971. "Comparative-generative models of a New Guinea melodic structure."
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1966. "Song structure of a New Guinea Highlands tribe."
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1968. "Managalasi mourning songs."
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1969. "An investigation of the singing styles of the Dunas."
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1972. Melodic perception and analysis: a manual on ethnic melody.
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1974. The music of the Usarufas.
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1979. The Usarufas and their music.  
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1980. Music for the Eastern Highlands: a written theory for an oral tradition.
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1985. Music in cross-cultural communication.
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1986. "Music as discourse."
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1986. The demands upon and expectations of a field ethnomusicologist.
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1996. "Cultural change and music literacy."
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1996. "Perseverance and patience."
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1997. "The etic-emic distinction applied to music analysis."
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 2001. Cultural change and music literacy.
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author; REIGLE, Robert, editor. 1995. "Cultural change and music literacy."  
• CHENOWETH, Vida, editor. 1976. Musical instruments of Papua New Guinea: Idiophones, aerophones, membranophones, toys, borrowed (introduced).
• CHENOWETH, Vida; LONGACRE, Robert E., authors. 1986. "Discourse as music."
• COULTER, Neil R., author. 2007. Music shift: evaluating the vitality and viability of music styles among the Alamblak of Papua New Guinea.
• FRANKLIN, Karl J., author. 1970. "Metaphorical songs in Kewa."
• HOLLINGSWORTH, Kenneth R., author. 1976. An analysis of Agarabi music and related projects.
• JAMES, Dorothy J., author. 1969. "Toward an ethnic hymnody."
• JORGENSEN, Peter, author; STEPHENSON, Dennis Q., translator. 1994. Review of: The song to the flying fox: the public and esoteric knowledge of the important men of Kandingei about totemic songs, names, and knotted cords, by Jürg Wassmann.
• SAURMAN, Mary E., author. 1993. Music: a bridge to literacy.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Kanang song DS-03-pres.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Orya Boys songs DS-01.
• SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Orya music DS-02-pres.

Solomon Islands

• BOERGER, Brenda H., author. 1998. "More than a grace note? The place of music in the Santa Cruz translation project."
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1996. "Perseverance and patience."