Bruno Nettl, Ethnomusicology in the 1960s

Bruno Nettl (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) shares memories of the discipline of ethnomusicology in the 1960s and of ethnomusicologist Alan Merriam. Nettl served as President of the Society for Ethnomusicology during 1969-1971. Introduced by Tim Rice (University of California, Los Angeles). Presentation from: “Roundtable–Reflections on Two Classic Works on their Fiftieth Anniversary: Bruno Nettl’s Theory and Method in Ethnomusicology and Alan Merriam’s The Anthropology of Music.” Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh. November 14, 2014. “Conversations in Ethnomusicology and World Music” is produced by the Society for Ethnomusicology,