Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vi
3. List of Illustrations viii
4. List of Contributors xvi
5. Preface and Acknowledgements xix
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam 25
8. 2 Java 51
9. 3 Japan 75
10. 4 China: The Guqin Zither 105
11. 5 Chinese Opera 127
12. 6 North India 139
13. 7 South India 161
14. 8 Mande Jaliyaa 179
15. 9 North American Jazz 199
16. 10 Europe 217
17. 11 North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean: Andalusian Music 247
18. 12 The Eastern Arab World 271
19. 13 Turkey 295
20. 14 Iran 321
21. 15 Uzbekistan and Tajikistan 341
22. Notes 361
23. Bibliographies 370
24. Index 387