Description: Musical Instruments of the Indigenous People of South Africa by Percival Kirby Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Percival Kirby was one of the greatest South African musicologists and ethnomusicologists. Born in Scotland in 1887, after completing his studies at the Royal College of Music in London he came out to South Africa as the Music Organiser to the Natal Education Department. Publisher Description Percival Kirby was one of the greatest South African musicologists and ethnomusicologists. Born in Scotland in 1887, after completing his studies at the Royal College of Music in London he came out to South Africa as the Music Organiser to the Natal Education Department. In 1920 he moved to Johannesburg as acting Professor of Music at the then University College. He was soon appointed Professor of Music and stayed at the University of the Witwatersrand for 30 years. Kirby was a conductor, timpanist, flautist, composer, teacher, musicologist, scientist and an artist. As well as researching and writing on African music, he wrote the definitive book on the wreck of the Grosvenor. Kirby was concerned about the demise of traditional cultural practices of African people. Whilst at Wits, he was encouraged by his colleagues, people like Raymond Dart and Louis Maingard, to make a comprehensive study of the musical practices of the indigenous peoples of southern Africa. Between 1923 and 1933, supported by several study grants, he travelled thousands of miles, undertook more than nine special expeditions as well as many shorter excursions in his ancient Model T Ford to places like Pietersburg and Potgietersrus, to the area then known as Sekhukhuneland, Transvaal, and to Swaziland and Botswana. He was hosted by local chiefs and taught to play the instruments he encountered. He managed to purchase many of the instruments, and this collection is now known as the Kirby Collection and housed at the South African College of Music, University of Cape Town. The book Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa, first published in 1934, was the culmination of these research trips. It has become the standard reference on indigenous South African musical instruments, but has been out of print for many years. This fourth edition, with a revised title, contains an introduction by Mike Nixon, Head of the Ethnomusicology and African Music programme at the South African College of Music, and new reproductions of the valuable historic photographs by Paff and others, but leaves Kirbys original text unchanged. Author Biography Percival R. Kirby was one of the greatest South African musicologists and ethnomusicologists. He was also a teacher, a conductor, a timpanist, a flautist, a composer, a scientist, and an artist. Born in Scotland in 1887, after completing his studies at the Royal College of Music in London he went to South Africa as the music organizer to the Natal Education Department. In 1920, he moved to Johannesburg as acting professor of music at the University College. He was soon appointed professor of music and stayed at the University of the Witwatersrand for 30 years. He died in 1970. Details ISBN 1868146057 ISBN-13 9781868146055 Title Musical Instruments of the Indigenous People of South Africa Author Percival Kirby Format Hardcover Year 2013 Pages 432 Edition 4th edition Publisher Wits University Press GE_Item_ID:137394481; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781868146055
Book Title: Musical Instruments of the Indigenous People of South Africa
Number of Pages: 432 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Musical Instruments of the Indigenous People of South Africa
Publisher: Wit's University Press
Subject: Ethnomusicology, Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional, Indigenous Studies, Black Studies (Global), Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Musical Instruments / General
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2013
Features: New Edition
Item Weight: 29.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Percival Kirby
Subject Area: Music, Social Science
Item Length: 9.4 in
Item Width: 7.1 in
Format: Hardcover
