Las músicas no occidentales forman parte del cambio producido en la música en todos sus parámetros. Entre estas puede hablarse del gagaku japonés, de las músicas chinas asociadas a las tradiciones yayue y suyue, y de las ejecutadas por etnias africanas como los pigmeos.
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Has escuchado

Japon. Gagaku. Etenraku. Ono Gagaku Kaï Society, intérpretes. Ocora (1987)

Pipa: “White Snow in Spring”, performed by Wu Man. YouTube Vídeo. Publicado por The Met, 1 de agosto de 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksiM1wRcutQ

Cameroon. Baka Pygmy Music. Hut Song. Grabaciones de campo de Patrick Renaud y Simha Arom. Auvidis (1990)

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*Documento disponible para su consulta en la Sala de Nuevas Músicas de la Biblioteca y Centro de Apoyo a la Investigación de la Fundación Juan March