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1.MusiciansFindaWholeWorldtoExplore

1Ithasoftenbeensaidthatmusicisagloballanguage.ButtheideathatmusiccanBring

culturesclosertogetherbytransportinglistenerstoacommonrealmseemssomewhatunusual.

Thatisofcourse,unlessyouarefamiliarwiththenewgenreofmusiccalled"worldmusic.M

2Fromclubstoconcerthalls，onCDsandatfestivals,artistsfrommanynationsaregaining

newfollowingswithfreshsounds，experimentationacrosscultures,andtheblendingofdiverse

traditions.

Whatisworldmusic

3Giventhegreatdiversityincategoryandstyle,itisnotsurprisingthereislittleagreement

onexactlywhatconstitutesthisgenre.ItcouldbetraditionalmusicsuchasAfro-Caribbean

rhythms,Celticfiddles，andreggae.ItincludesGregorianchants，Aboriginedidgeridoo，or

Tajikistanipop,Salsa，samba,orJohnnyCleggandSavuka.

4Somemusicologistsarguethatallmusicisworldmusic.Afterall，rock-and-rolltracesbackto

Africa.Recordstoreemployees,ontheotherhand,willdirectyoutoaspecificsection.Andthe

Billboardchartsseemtodefineworldmusicbyartistswhohaveputapopspinontraditional

music.

5RobertBrowning,artisticdirectoroftheWorldMusicInstituteinNewYork，describes

world-musiconaspectrumofmusicgenres.Atoneendofthespectrumyouhaveclassicalor

traditionalroots"music.Ontheotherend,youhavemusicthatisamixofsoundsand

instruments,moreoftencomposedbyWesternartists.

From'DayO'totoday

6Internationalinfluenceonmodernmusicisnotexactlynew.HarryBelafonteintroduceda

calypsocrazeinthelate1950ssinging"Day-O.M"TheBeatlesincorporatedIndianelementsinto

someoftheirmusic.Andinrecentyears,PaulSimonsetpopmelodiestoSouthAfricanrhythms

with"Graceland(1986)andthenbowedtoBrazilwith"RhythmoftheSaints"

7VictorMendoza,awell-knownLatinjazzcomposer,explainsthatfromanartisticstandpoint,

musicfromdifferentculturesopensupdoorstocreativityandinspiration."Youlookatyourown

musicinawholedifferentway,andyou'reneverbored.wHisfantasy,hesays,is.tocomposean

orchestralpiecebasedaneachoftheCentralAmericancountries*traditionalmusic.

8Manymusiciansfeelthattheireffortstomakeothers*musicknownarepartofaLarger

picture,perhapsalargemissiontoeducateandbringpeopleclosertogether.Asaresult,they

say,musicfansbecomemoreOpen-mindedandmorelikelytoexploremusicfromdifferentparts

oftheWorld.TomWegen,alongtimebuyerForworldmusicatTowerRecords,Boston,is

sureofthis.Thesizeofhisdepartmenthastripledinsevenyears.Unlikeadecadeago,people

canfindjustabouteverycountryrepresented,saysWegen.Andpeoplearegettingmorecurious,

heacknowledges.

9"Weknowthere'salotofgreatmusicoutthere,andverylittleofitisplayedonradio,“says

Wegen.Withamissionofbringingmelodic,upbeatsongsthatappealstothesophisticated

listeneraswellasthe"beginner;"Wegenhopestogivelistenersafeelingofthepowerofmusic

tobringpeopletogether.

EducatorsgobeyondBach

10"thereisalsoagrowinginterestinworldmusicintheclassroom.Thesedays,BerkleeCollege

ofMusicinBostonoffers27worldmusiccourses,from"AfricanPopEnsemble"to"Brazilian

MusicalStyles,"comparedwithsixcoursesin1991.'Thisyear,forthefirsttime,thecollege

isofferingamajorinhandpercussion,anditrecentlyorganizedtheBerkleeCollegeofMusic's

WorldPercussionFestival,drawingmusiciansfromSwedentoSouthAmerica.

Preservation，evolution

11Mr.Browning，ofWorldMusicInstitute,hashadafingeronthepulseofworldmusicfor

almost20years,andhaswatchedinterestincrease"dramatically',—particularlyinNewYork

12GrowingimmigrantpopulationstendtohaveaninterestinTheirwnational"music,whether

itwasclassicalorpopular,Browningexplains.SoitfollowsthatyoucouldholdaPersianmusic

concertatLincolnCenterandgetacrowdof2,000,"Manywouldn'thavegoneinIndia,

butinNewYorktheygatherfornationalidentity.nNow,thegeneralpublicseemstonotonlybe

opentobutalsowillingtohookintoworldmusic.

13Whiletrendinessofworldmusiccanbegood,Browningsays,hecautionsthatsomeofthe

fusinggoingoncanhaveanegativeeffect:"Ifmusiciansweretoignoretheimportanceof

traditionalsoundsandmixthesesoundstogetherwemightsomedaylosetherichheritageof

Traditionalsounds.Experimentationisgreat,andtheblendingofsoundsandtraditional

instrumentsisimportant,butmusiciansneedtokeepinmindtherootsoftraditionalmusic,“

saysBrowning.Worldmusicshouldbeablendofsounds,whileatthesametime,itshouldretain

thetraditionalsoundsofindividualcultures.

14AndrewSidenfeld,founderoftheworld-musicpromotioncompany“NoProblem

Productions,suggestsyetanotherimpulseforthecurrentgrowthinpop-world-music

popularity,Itispartlydue,hesays,topeople*sreactionagainstthemainstreammusicindustry

control.Peopleareboredwithmusiciansandrecordcompanieswhoaresatisfiedwithproducing

musictthatwillappealtothemasspopulation.Record

Companiesareoftenonlyinterestedinwhatwillmakeahit，andwhatwillsell.Theriseof

worldmusicisareactionagainstthatkindofmusic.Whenyougivepeoplefewerandfewer

choices，theywanttoexploreawholenewworld.w

Whichofthefollowingisthegeneralideaofthearticle

A.Worldmusicisgrowinginpopularity.

B.Peoplearegettingtogetherbecauseofworldmusic.

C.Thereisnocleardefinitionofworldmusic.

【答案】：A

2.MusiciansFindaWholeWorldtoExplore

1Ithasoftenbeensaidthatmusicisagloballanguage.ButtheideathatmusiccanBring

culturesclosertogetherbytransportinglistenerstoacommonrealmseemssomewhatunusual.

Thatisofcourse,unlessyouarefamiliarwiththenewgenreofmusiccalled"worldmusic.w

2Fromclubstoconcerthalls，onCDsandatfestivals,artistsfrommanynationsaregaining

newfollowingswithfreshsounds,experimentationacrosscultures,andtheblendingofdiverse

traditions.

Whatisworldmusic

3Giventhegreatdiversityincategoryandstyle,itisnotsurprisingthereislittleagreement

onexactlywhatconstitutesthisgenre.ItcouldbetraditionalmusicsuchasAfro-Caribbean

rhythms,Celticfiddles，andreggae.ItincludesGregorianchants，Aboriginedidgeridoo，or

Tajikistanipop,Salsa，samba,orJohnnyCleggandSavuka.

4Somemusicologistsarguethatallmusicisworldmusic.Afterall，rock-and-rolltracesbackto

Africa.Recordstoreemployees，ontheotherhand,willdirectyoutoaspecificsection.Andthe

Billboardchartsseemtodefineworldmusicbyartistswhohaveputapopspinontraditional

music.

5RobertBrowning,artisticdirectoroftheWorldMusicInstituteinNewYork，describes

world-musiconaspectrumofmusicgenres.Atoneendofthespectrumyouhaveclassicalor

traditionaluroots"music.Ontheotherend，youhavemusicthatisamixofsoundsand

instruments,moreoftencomposedbyWesternartists.

From'Day-O'totoday

6Internationalinfluenceonmodernmusicisnotexactlynew.HarryBelafonteintroduceda

calypsocrazeinthelate1950ssinging“Day-O.”"TheBeatlesincorporatedIndianelementsinto

someoftheirmusic.Andinrecentyears,PaulSimonsetpopmelodiestoSouthAfricanrhythms

with"Graceland**(1986)andthenbowedtoBrazilwith"RhythmoftheSaints"

7VictorMendoza,awell-knownLatinjazzcomposer,explainsthatfromanartisticstandpoint,

musicfromdifferentculturesopensupdoorstocreativityandinspiration."Youlookatyourown

musicinawholedifferentway,andyou'reneverbored.wHisfantasy,hesays,is.tocomposean

orchestralpiecebasedaneachoftheCentralAmericancountries*traditionalmusic.

8Manymusiciansfeelthattheireffortstomakeothers*musicknownarepartofaLarger

picture,perhapsalargemissiontoeducateandbringpeopleclosertogether.Asaresult,they

say,musicfansbecomemoreOpen-mindedandmorelikelytoexploremusicfromdifferentparts

oftheWorld.TomWegen,alongtimebuyerForworldmusicatTowerRecords,Boston,is

sureofthis.Thesizeofhisdepartmenthastripledinsevenyears.Unlikeadecadeago,people

canfindjustabouteverycountryrepresented,saysWegen.Andpeoplearegettingmorecurious,

heacknowledges.

9"Weknowthere'salotofgreatmusicoutthere,andverylittleofitisplayedonradio,“says

Wegen.Withamissionofbringingmelodic,upbeatsongsthatappealstothesophisticated

listeneraswellasthe"beginner;"Wegenhopestogivelistenersafeelingofthepowerofmusic

tobringpeopletogether.

EducatorsgobeyondBach

10"thereisalsoagrowinginterestinworldmusicintheclassroom.Thesedays,BerkleeCollege

ofMusicinBostonoffers27worldmusiccourses，from"AfricanPopEnsemble"to"Brazilian

MusicalStyles/'comparedwithsixcoursesin1991.'Thisyear,forthefirsttime,thecollege

isofferingamajorinhandpercussion,anditrecentlyorganizedtheBerkleeCollegeofMusic*s

WorldPercussionFestival,drawingmusiciansfromSwedentoSouthAmerica.

Preservation，evolution

11Mr.Browning?ofWorldMusicInstitute,hashadafingeronthepulseofworldmusicfor

almost20years,andhaswatchedinterestincrease"dramatically1,—particularlyinNewYork

12GrowingimmigrantpopulationstendtohaveaninterestinTheirnational"music,whether

itwasclassicalorpopular;Browningexplains.SoitfollowsthatyoucouldholdaPersianmusic

concertatLincolnCenterandgetacrowdof2,000,"Manywouldn'thavegoneinIndia，

butinNewYorktheygatherfornationalidentity."Now,thegeneralpublicseemstonotonlybe

opentobutalsowillingtohookintoworldmusic.

13Whiletrendinessofworldmusiccanbegood,Browningsays,hecautionsthatsomeofthe

fusinggoingoncanhaveanegativeeffect:"Ifmusiciansweretoignoretheimportanceof

traditionalsoundsandmixthesesoundstogetherwemightsomedaylosetherichheritageof

Traditionalsounds.Experimentationisgreat,andtheblendingofsoundsandtraditional

instrumentsisimportant,butmusiciansneedtokeepinmindtherootsoftraditionalmusic,“

saysBrowning.Worldmusicshouldbeablendofsounds,whileatthesametime,itshouldretain

thetraditionalsoundsofindividualcultures.

14AndrewSidenfeld,founderoftheworld-musicpromotioncompany“NoProblem

Productions,“suggestsyetanotherimpulseforthecurrentgrowthinpop-world-music

popularity,Itispartlydue,hesays,topeople*sreactionagainstthemainstreammusicindustry

control.Peopleareboredwithmusiciansandrecordcompanieswhoaresatisfiedwithproducing

musictthatwillappealtothemasspopulation.Record

Companiesareoftenonlyinterestedinwhatwillmakeahit，andwhatwillsell.Theriseof

worldmusicisareactionagainstthatkindofmusic.Whenyougivepeoplefewerandfewer

choices，theywanttoexploreawholenewworld.w

Wehavedifferentideasofwhatconstituteagoodnovel.

A.lookslike

B.Makesup

C.soundslike

【答案】：B

3.MusiciansFindaWholeWorldtoExplore

1Ithasoftenbeensaidthatmusicisagloballanguage.ButtheideathatmusiccanBring

culturesclosertogetherbytransportinglistenerstoacommonrealmseemssomewhatunusual.

Thatisofcourse,unlessyouarefamiliarwiththenewgenreofmusiccalled"worldmusic.w

2Fromclubstoconcerthalls，onCDsandatfestivals，artistsfrommanynationsaregaining

newfollowingswithfreshsounds,experimentationacrosscultures,andtheblendingofdiverse

traditions.

Whatisworldmusic

3Giventhegreatdiversityincategoryandstyle，itisnotsurprisingthereislittleagreement

onexactlywhatconstitutesthisgenre.ItcouldbetraditionalmusicsuchasAfro-Caribbean

rhythms,Celticfiddles,andreggae.ItincludesGregorianchants,Aboriginedidgeridoo,or

Tajikistanipop.Salsa，samba,orJohnnyCleggandSavuka.

4Somemusicologistsarguethatallmusicisworldmusic.Afterall,rock-and-rolltracesbackto

Africa.Recordstoreemployees,ontheotherhand,willdirectyoutoaspecificsection.Andthe

Billboardchartsseemtodefineworldmusicbyartistswhohaveputapopspinontraditional

music.

5RobertBrowning,artisticdirectoroftheWorldMusicInstituteinNewYork，describes

world-musiconaspectrumofmusicgenres.Atoneendofthespectrumyouhaveclassicalor

traditionaluroots"music.Ontheotherend，youhavemusicthatisamixofsoundsand

instruments,moreoftencomposedbyWesternartists.

From'Day-O'totoday

6Internationalinfluenceonmodernmusicisnotexactlynew.HarryBelafonteintroduceda

calypsocrazeinthelate1950ssinging"Day-O.v"TheBeatlesincorporatedIndianelementsinto

someoftheirmusic.Andinrecentyears,PaulSimonsetpopmelodiestoSouthAfricanrhythms

with"GracelandM(1986)andthenbowedtoBrazilwith“RhythmoftheSaints"

7VictorMendoza,awell-knownLatinjazzcomposer,explainsthatfromanartisticstandpoint,

musicfromdifferentculturesopensupdoorstocreativityandinspiration."Youlookatyourown

musicinawholedifferentway,andyou'reneverbored.MHisfantasy,hesays,is.tocomposean

orchestralpiecebasedaneachoftheCentralAmericancountries'traditionalmusic.

8Manymusiciansfeelthattheireffortstomakeothers*musicknownarepartofaLarger

picture,perhapsalargemissiontoeducateandbringpeopleclosertogether.Asaresult,they

say,musicfansbecomemoreOpen-mindedandmorelikelytoexploremusicfromdifferentparts

oftheWorld.TomWegen,alongtimebuyerForworldmusicatTowerRecords,Boston,is

sureofthis.Thesizeofhisdepartmenthastripledinsevenyears.Unlikeadecadeago,people

canfindjustabouteverycountryrepresented,saysWegen.Andpeoplearegettingmorecurious,

heacknowledges.

9"Weknowthere'salotofgreatmusicoutthere,andverylittleofitisplayedonradio,“says

Wegen.Withamissionofbringingmelodic,upbeatsongsthatappealstothesophisticated

listeneraswellasthe"beginner;"Wegenhopestogivelistenersafeelingofthepowerofmusic

tobringpeopletogether.

EducatorsgobeyondBach

10"thereisalsoagrowinginterestinworldmusicintheclassroom.Thesedays,BerkleeCollege

ofMusicinBostonoffers27worldmusiccourses,from"AfricanPopEnsemble"to"Brazilian

MusicalStyles,"comparedwithsixcoursesin1991.'Thisyear,forthefirsttime,thecollege

isofferingamajorinhandpercussion,anditrecentlyorganizedtheBerkleeCollegeofMusic's

WorldPercussionFestival,drawingmusiciansfromSwedentoSouthAmerica.

Preservation，evolution

11Mr.Browning,ofWorldMusicInstitute,hashadafingeronthepulseofworldmusicfor

almost20years,andhaswatchedinterestincrease"dramatically',—particularlyinNewYork

12GrowingimmigrantpopulationstendtohaveaninterestinTheir“national"music,whether

itwasclassicalorpopular;Browningexplains.SoitfollowsthatyoucouldholdaPersianmusic

concertatLincolnCenterandgetacrowdof2,000,"Manywouldn'thavegoneinIndia,

butinNewYorktheygatherfornatonalidentity.nNow,thegeneralpublicseemstonotonlybe

opentobutalsowillingtohookintoworldmusic.

13Whiletrendinessofworldmusiccanbegood,Browningsays,hecautionsthatsomeofthe

fusinggoingoncanhaveanegativeeffect:"Ifmusiciansweretoignoretheimportanceof

traditionalsoundsandmixthesesoundstogetherwemightsomedaylosetherichheritageof

Traditionalsounds.Experimentationisgreat,andtheblendingofsoundsandtraditional

instrumentsisimportant,butmusiciansneedtokeepinmindtherootsoftraditionalmusic,“

saysBrowning.Worldmusicshouldbeablendofsounds,whileatthesametime,itshouldretain

thetraditionalsoundsofindividualcultures.

14AndrewSidenfeld,founderoftheworld-musicpromotioncompany“NoProblem

Productions,vsuggestsyetanotherimpulseforthecurrentgrowthinpop-world-music

popularity,Itispartlydue,hesays,topeople*sreactionagainstthemainstreammusicindustry

control.Peopleareboredwithmusiciansandrecordcompanieswhoaresatisfiedwithproducing

musictthatwillappealtothemasspopulation.Record

Companiesareoftenonlyinterestedinwhatwillmakeahit,andwhatwillsell.Theriseof

worldmusicisareactionagainstthatkindofmusic.Whenyougivepeoplefewerandfewer

choices，theywanttoexploreawholenewworld.w

Thespectrumofinterestsintheclassissurprising.

A.gap

B.rangeC.Topic【答案】：B

4.MusiciansFindaWholeWorldtoExplore

1Ithasoftenbeensaidthatmusicisagloballanguage.ButtheideathatmusiccanBring

culturesclosertogetherbytransportinglistenerstoacommonrealmseemssomewhatunusual.

Thatisofcourse,unlessyouarefamiliarwiththenewgenreofmusiccalled"worldmusic.w

2Fromclubstoconcerthalls，onCDsandatfestivals，artistsfrommanynationsaregaining

newfollowingswithfreshsounds,experimentationacrosscultures,andtheblendingofdiverse

traditions.

Whatisworldmusic

3Giventhegreatdiversityincategoryandstyle,itisnotsurprisingthereislittleagreement

onexactlywhatconstitutesthisgenre.ItcouldbetraditionalmusicsuchasAfro-Caribbean

rhythms,Celticfiddles，andreggae.ItincludesGregorianchants，Aboriginedidgeridoo，or

Tajikistanipop,Salsa，samba,orJohnnyCleggandSavuka.

4Somemusicologistsarguethatallmusicisworldmusic.Afterall,rock-and-rolltracesbackto

Africa.Recordstoreemployees,ontheotherhand,willdirectyoutoaspecificsection.Andthe

Billboardchartsseemtodefineworldmusicbyartistswhohaveputapopspinontraditional

music.

5RobertBrowning,artisticdirectoroftheWorldMusicInstituteinNewYork,describes

world-musiconaspectrumofmusicgenres.Atoneendofthespectrumyouhaveclassicalor

traditionaluroots"music.Ontheotherend,youhavemusicthatisamixofsoundsand

instruments，moreoftencomposedbyWesternartists.

From'Day-O'totoday

6Internationalinfluenceonmodernmusicisnotexactlynew.HarryBelafonteintroduceda

calypsocrazeinthelate1950ssinging"Day-O.”"TheBeatlesincorporatedIndianelementsinto

someoftheirmusic.Andinrecentyears,PaulSimonsetpopmelodiestoSouthAfricanrhythms

with"Graceland”(1986)andthenbowedtoBrazilwith“RhythmoftheSaints"

7VictorMendoza,awell-knownLatinjazzcomposer;explainsthatfromanartisticstandpoint,

musicfromdifferentculturesopensupdoorstocreativityandinspiration,"Youlookatyourown

musicinawholedifferentway,andyou'reneverbored."Hisfantasy,hesays,is.tocomposean

orchestralpiecebasedaneachoftheCentralAmericancountries*traditionalmusic.

8Manymusiciansfeelthattheireffortstomakeothers,musicknownarepartofaLarger

picture,perhapsalargemissiontoeducateandbringpeopleclosertogether.Asaresult，they

say,musicfansbecomemoreOpen-mindedandmorelikelytoexploremusicfromdifferentparts

oftheWorld.TomWegen,alongtimebuyerForworldmusicatTowerRecords,Boston,is

sureofthis.Thesizeofhisdepartmenthastripledinsevenyears.Unlikeadecadeago,people

canfindjustabouteverycountryrepresented,saysWegen.Andpeoplearegettingmorecurious,

heacknowledges.

9"Weknowthere'salotofgreatmusicoutthere,andverylittleofitisplayedonradio,“says

Wegen.Withamissionofbringingmelodic,upbeatsongsthatappealstothesophisticated

listeneraswellasthe"beginner;"Wegenhopestogivelistenersafeelingofthepowerofmusic

tobringpeopletogether.

EducatorsgobeyondBach

10"thereisalsoagrowinginterestinworldmusicintheclassroom.Thesedays,BerkleeCollege

ofMusicinBostonoffers27worldmusiccourses,from"AfricanPopEnsemble"to"Brazilian

MusicalStyles/'comparedwithsixcoursesin1991.'Thisyear,forthefirsttime,thecollege

isofferingamajorinhandpercussion,anditrecentlyorganizedtheBerkleeCollegeofMusic,s

WorldPercussionFestival，drawingmusiciansfromSwedentoSouthAmerica.

Preservation，evolution

11Mr.Browning,ofWorldMusicInstitute,hashadafingeronthepulseofworldmusicfor

almost20years,andhaswatchedinterestincrease"dramatically',一particularlyinNewYork

12GrowingimmigrantpopulationstendtohaveaninterestinTheir“national"music,whether

itwasclassicalorpopular;Browningexplains.SoitfollowsthatyoucouldholdaPersianmusic

concertatLincolnCenterandgetacrowdof2,000,"Manywouldn'thavegoneinIndia,

butinNewYorktheygatherfornationalidentity.nNow,thegeneralpublicseemstonotonlybe

opentobutalsowillingtohookintoworldmusic.

13Whiletrendinessofworldmusiccanbegood,Browningsays,hecautionsthatsomeofthe

fusinggoingoncanhaveanegativeeffect:"lfmusiciansweretoignoretheimportanceof

traditionalsoundsandmixthesesoundstogetherwemightsomedaylosetherichheritageof

Traditionalsounds.Experimentationisgreat,andtheblendingofsoundsandtraditional

instrumentsisimportant，butmusiciansneedtokeepinmindtherootsoftraditionalmusic,“

saysBrowning.Worldmusicshouldbeablendofsounds,whileatthesametime,itshouldretain

thetraditionalsoundsofindividualcultures.

14AndrewSidenfeld,founderoftheworld-musicpromotioncompany“NoProblem

Productions,wsuggestsyetanotherimpulseforthecurrentgrowthinpop-world-music

popularity,Itispartlydue,hesays,topeople*sreactionagainstthemainstreammusicindustry

control.Peopleareboredwithmusiciansandrecordcompanieswhoaresatisfiedwithproducing

musictthatwillappealtothemasspopulation.Record

Companiesareoftenonlyinterestedinwhatwillmakeahit,andwhatwillsell.Theriseof

worldmusicisareactionagainstthatkindofmusic.Whenyougivepeoplefewerandfewer

choices，theywanttoexploreawholenewworld.w

Theteacherincorporatedalltheinformationfromvariousbooksintoherlecture.

A.introducedB.IncludedC.ignored

［答案】：B

5.MusiciansFindaWholeWorldtoExplore

1Ithasoftenbeensaidthatmusicisagloballanguage.ButtheideathatmusiccanBring

culturesclosertogetherbytransportinglistenerstoacommonrealmseemssomewhatunusual.

Thatisofcourse,unlessyouarefamiliarwiththenewgenreofmusiccalled"worldmusic.w

2Fromclubstoconcerthalls,onCDsandatfestivals,artistsfrommanynationsaregaining

newfollowingswithfreshsounds,experimentationacrosscultures,andtheblendingofdiverse

traditions.

Whatisworldmusic

3Giventhegreatdiversityincategoryandstyle，itisnotsurprisingthereislittleagreement

onexactlywhatconstitutesthisgenre.ItcouldbetraditionalmusicsuchasAfro-Caribbean

rhythms,Celticfiddles,andreggae.ItincludesGregorianchants,Aboriginedidgeridoo,or

Tajikistanipop,Salsa，samba,orJohnnyCleggandSavuka.

4Somemusicologistsarguethatallmusicisworldmusic.Afterall,rock-and-rolltracesbackto

Africa.Recordstoreemployees,ontheotherhand,willdirectyoutoaspecificsection.Andthe

Billboardchartsseemtodefineworldmusicbyartistswhohaveputapopspinontraditional

music.

5RobertBrowning,artisticdirectoroftheWorldMusicInstituteinNewYork，describes

world-musiconaspectrumofmusicgenres.Atoneendofthespectrumyouhaveclassicalor

traditionalaroots"music.Ontheotherend,youhavemusicthatisamixofsoundsand

instruments，moreoftencomposedbyWesternartists.

From'Day-O'totoday

6Internationalinfluenceonmodernmusicisnotexactlynew.HarryBelafonteintroduceda

calypsocrazeinthelate1950ssinging"Day-。.”“TheBeatlesincorporatedIndianelementsinto

someoftheirmusic.Andinrecentyears,PaulSimonsetpopmelodiestoSouthAfricanrhythms

with"GracelandM(1986)andthenbowedtoBrazilwith"RhythmoftheSaints"

7VictorMendoza,awell-knownLatinjazzcomposer,explainsthatfromanartisticstandpoint,

musicfromdifferentculturesopensupdoorstocreativityandinspiration,"Youlookatyourown

musicinawholedifferentway,andyou'reneverbored.wHisfantasy,hesays,is.tocomposean

orchestralpiecebasedaneachoftheCentralAmericancountries'traditionalmusic.

8Manymusiciansfeelthattheireffortstomakeothers*musicknownarepartofaLarger

picture,perhapsalargemissiontoeducateandbringpeopleclosertogether.Asaresult,they

say,musicfansbecomemoreOpen-mindedandmorelikelytoexploremusicfromdifferentparts

oftheWorld.TomWegen,alongtimebuyerForworldmusicatlowerRecords,Boston,is

sureofthis.Thesizeofhisdepartmenthastripledinsevenyears.Unlikeadecadeago,people

canfindjustabouteverycountryrepresented,saysWegen.Andpeoplearegettingmorecurious,

heacknowledges.

9"Weknowthere'salotofgreatmusicoutthere,andverylittleofitisplayedonradio,“says

Wegen.Withamissionofbringingmelodic,upbeatsongsthatappealstothesophisticated

listeneraswellasthe"beginner;"Wegenhopestogivelistenersafeelingofthepowerofmusic

tobringpeopletogether.

EducatorsgobeyondBach

10"thereisalsoagrowinginterestinworldmusicintheclassroom.Thesedays,BerkleeCollege

ofMusicinBostonoffers27worldmusiccourses,from"AfricanPopEnsemble"to"Brazilian

MusicalStyles,"comparedwithsixcoursesin1991.'Thisyear,forthefirsttime,thecollege

isofferingamajorinhandpercussion,anditrecentlyorganizedtheBerkleeCollegeofMusic,s

WorldPercussionFestival，drawingmusiciansfromSwedentoSouthAmerica.

Preservation，evolution

11Mr.Browning,ofWorldMusicInstitute,hashadafingeronthepulseofworldmusicfor

almost20years,andhaswatchedinterestincrease"dramatically1,—particularlyinNewYork

12GrowingimmigrantpopulationstendtohaveaninterestinTheir“national"