On Concepts and Classifications of Musical Instruments (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)

Pt. I. On The Nature Of Classifications Of Musical Instruments -- Any Classification Is Superior To Chaos -- On The Methodology Of Classification : Taxonomies, Keys, Paradigms And Typologies -- Cognitive Directions : Downward And Upward Grouping -- Pt. Ii. Classification In Societies Oriented Toward Literary Transmission -- Continuities And Change In Chinese Classifications -- Indian And Srilankan Classifications From Ancient To Modern Times -- The Priority Of Musical Over Religious Characters In Grouping Tibetan Monastic Instruments -- The Case Of Java -- Classifications In Oral Tradition And The Recent Development Of Literary Schemes -- Greek Taxonomical Thought From Archaic To Hellenistic Times -- National Identity And Other Themes Of Classification In The Arab World -- European Classifications From Medieval Times To The Eighteenth Century -- The Expanding Concept Of Instruments In The West During The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries -- Upward Classification Of Instruments : The Method Of The Future? -- Pt. Iii. Classification In Societies Oriented Toward Oral Transmission -- Parallels Between Social Structure And Ensemble Classification In Mandailing -- Taxonomical Models Of The Instrumentarium And Regional Ensembles In Minangkabau -- Groupings Governed By Key Cultural Concepts Of The T'boli -- The Personification Of Instruments In Some West African Classifications -- Cognitive Categories, Paradigms, And Taxonomies Among The 'are'are -- A Finnish-karelian Taxonomy As A Historiographical Tool -- Epilogue : The Seamless Web. Margaret J. Kartomi. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 303-317) And Index.