Towards a Global Music Theory: Practical Concepts and Methods for the Analysis of Music Across Human Cultures (Mark Hijleh)

Michael T. Balonek

Michael T. Balonek Research Scholar & Ph.D. Candidate, GB Pant Social Science Institute (Allahabad, India)

Keywords: Music Theory, Ethnomusicology, Musicology, Fusion, World Music

Abstract

Michael T. Balonek reviews Mark Hijleh's Towards a Global Music Theory. What benefits to global music analysis are suggested by Hijleh's book? Balonek critiques the positive and negative aspects of the book and offers guidance about the right readership.

Author Biography

Michael T. Balonek, Research Scholar & Ph.D. Candidate, GB Pant Social Science Institute (Allahabad, India)

MA Ethnomusicology, Bethel University (MN, USA - 2009)

BM Music Education, SUNY Potsdam (NY, USA - 2005)

Currently Research Scholar & PhD Candidate at Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute (Allahabad, India)