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A cross-cultural study of music in history

Cui, M. H., Opoku Agyeman, M. and Knox, D. (2016) A cross-cultural study of music in history. International Journal of Culture and History. 2(2) 2382-6177.

Item Type: Article
Abstract: Music lives in every culture, yet most investigations into music are based on Western music and Western listeners. This has not only ignored the cultural richness in music itself, but has also limited the impact of research on large varieties of societies. In reality, music is multi-cultural, multi-lingual and multi-facet. Evident in communication, education and healthcare systems, multi-cultural challenges have also merged into many aspects of our historical and contemporary societies. Moreover, rapid changes of the society and fast evolutionary development of media and technology have enriched world wealth of music. In this paper, we demonstrate that music has a rich but cross-cultural foundation in history with significance in linguistics, health and art. Consequently, we present a multi-disciplinary or multi-cultural study of music in history, revealing its significance in linguistics, health and wellbeing.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Cross-culture, music, history, health, art, exploration, language
Creators: Cui, Mary Haiping, Opoku Agyeman, Michael and Knox, Don
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: Faculties > Faculty of Arts, Science & Technology > Computing
Date: 1 June 2016
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Culture and History
Volume: 2
Number: 2
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18178/ijch.2016.2.2.039
ISSN: 2382-6177
Status: Published / Disseminated
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/10628

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