MUSIC OF THE SEA; ED. BY RICHARD BAKER

"From the role of the shanty to lighten the load of repetitive manual tasks to the compositions of composers that enthrall modern audiences, and from the music that Columbus took with him to the New World to the development of the Royal Marines Band Service, this book explores the whole range of musical experience in the story of man's relationship with ships and the sea. Carefully researched with the help of major maritime museums in Europe and America, this book also reveals how European sailors' contact with other cultures resulted in the exchange of musical skills and knowledge to give us the rich tradition that we have today."--Jacket.