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* The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 6. The Middle East. Edited by Virginia Danielson, Scott Marcus, and Dwight Reynolds. Garland Publishing (29 W 35th St., New York, NY 10001-2299; 800-634-- 7064; www routledge-nycom), 2002. 1,210 pp. Black-and-white photos, musical examples, glossary, bibliography, discography, index, CD of audio examples. Hardcover, $250. Part of a ten-volume set designed to treat world musics comprehensively (culture by culture, with overviews of specific regions, musical traditions, and genres), this volume features scholarly essays about various aspects of Middle Eastern music, including history; music theory; and religious, geographical, gender, and foreign musical influences. Focusing on musical traditions by specific region, the editors include North Africa, the Eastern Arab world, the Arabian Peninsula, Armenia, Kurdistan, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Israel in their collection.