Towards a Global Music History : Intercultural Convergence, Fusion, and Transformation in the Human Musical Story (Paperback)

1. Introduction: Global Musicianship and Global Musicology Part I: The Afro-Eurasian Old World Web, c.3500BCE-1500CE 2. Precedents to the Silk Road 3. The First Pivotal Convergence: The Silk Road, c.200BCE-900CE 4. The Second Pivotal Convergence: al-Andalus, Bzyantium, and the European Coming of Age, c.700-1500CE Part II: The New World Web, the Third Pivotal Convergence, and the Acceleration of Fusion, c.1500-1920CE 5. A Musical Columbian Exchange 6. The Rise of Transcultural Musics in the United States 7. Expanded Acceleration: Empires and Exoticism Part III: The Global Web and Continuous Transformation, since c.1920CE 8. The Full Flowering and Influence of the American Musical Convergence 9. Technology, Convergence, and the Age of Instantaneous Exchange 10. Conclusion: Global Music History?Intercultural or Transcultural?