Fuzeau Coffret Les Musiques Du Monde

Summary of This Book

The Mélomaniac collection offers a fascinating reading of world music based on a simple principle: placing the musical work, instrumental life, and vocal practice at the heart of human history. Here, each tradition is approached as a cultural fact in its own right, inseparable from a territory, a society, and a way of life. Whether it concerns classical, popular, or ritual music, the book highlights the concrete links between sounds, uses, and contexts of existence.

Designed as a musical travel guide, this box set takes you through 9 major geographical zones (Europe, Africa, Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, North America, Central America and the Caribbean, South America, Oceania). For each, the author sheds light on essential landmarks: populations, ethnicities, languages, religions, and heritages. This perspective makes the discovery accessible, even if you have no prior knowledge of ethnomusicology.

The content is structured around 50 essays dedicated to diverse cultures and practices: Scandinavian songs, Corsican polyphonies, Portuguese fado, Berber music, Indian ragas, Japanese gagaku, and many more. The illustrations (drawings and photographs) support the observation of instruments, ensembles, musical gestures, and environments. The book also references 1000 monuments and natural sites, linking music to real places and enriching the reader's imagination.

Finally, listening extends the reading: 3 CDs gather 90 excerpts, chosen to highlight the specificity of styles, timbres, and forms (songs, rhythms, modes, textures). An ideal way to enrich your musical culture, diversify your sources of inspiration, and build a coherent panorama of traditional and contemporary music around the world.

Technical specifications

Theme

Music theory

Composer	Régis Haas	Pages	176
Collection	Mélomaniac