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Alan P. Merriam | Researchclopedia

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Alan P. Merriam

176

Works

2,838

Citations

21

h-index

30

i10-index

Research Topics

Diverse Musicological Studies Musicology and Musical Analysis Music History and Culture

Affiliations

Northwestern University1957–1962

Social Science Research Council1968–1968

Museum of Indian Arts and Culture1968–1968

American Council of Learned Societies1968–1968

Berkeley College1968–1968

Top Works

The anthropology of music

Alan P. Merriam

1964841 citations

African history and culture studies

African history and culture analysis

Folk Song Style and Culture

Alan P. Merriam,Alan Lomax

1969357 citations

Jazz: Its Evolution and Essence

Alan P. Merriam,André Hodeir,et al.

1956261 citations

African Rhythm and African Sensibility: Aesthetics and Social Action in African Musical Idioms

Alan P. Merriam,John Miller Chernoff

1980151 citations

Drumming in Akan Communities of Ghana

Alan P. Merriam,J. H. Kwabena Nketia

1965111 citations

Definitions of "Comparative Musicology" and "Ethnomusicology": An Historical-Theoretical Perspective

Alan P. Merriam

197796 citations

Theory and Method in Ethnomusicology

Alan P. Merriam,Bruno Nettl

196691 citations

The Story of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band

Alan P. Merriam,H. O. Brunn,et al.

196064 citations

Ethnomusicology Discussion and Definition of the Field

Alan P. Merriam

196062 citations