Bibliograph

The art of the Native American flute, by R. Carlos Nakai and James DeMars with additional material by David P. McAllester, Ken Light

Type

Label

The art of the Native American flute, by R. Carlos Nakai and James DeMars with additional material by David P. McAllester, Ken Light

Language

eng

Form of composition

unknown

Format of music

other

Literary text for sound recordings

not applicable

Main title

The art of the Native American flute

Oclc number

39216573

Responsibility statement

by R. Carlos Nakai and James DeMars with additional material by David P. McAllester, Ken Light

Summary

A comprehensive instruction manual for learning to play the Native American flute, including information on tunings, fingerings, performance technique, tablature, style, history, standard notation, traditional ornaments, and a section on the care and maintenance of the flute. Also features sixteen transcriptions of songs from Nakai's recordings, and an analysis of his career as a recording artist and performer by the ethnomusicologist David P. McAllester

Table Of Contents

December snow -- 12/13/82 song -- Wioste olowan inkpa taya -- Wioste olowan tokiya -- 11/3/82 song -- Death song-lament -- 11/11/82 song -- Zuni song -- 12/20/82 song -- 12/13/82 song no. 2 -- 11/20/82 song -- Whippoorwill -- Whirlwinds dancing -- Coventry carol -- Rainy night in Taos -- Omaha song -- The colors fall -- Crow wing

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