Tullia Magrini has written a 342 book in Italian which translates as Sound Universe, an introduction to ethnomusicology. The book’s intention is to illustrate in which way world music cab be observed and studied with the tools available ethnomusicologists. It analyzes the core research methodology: field research, musical ethnography, transcriptions, the study or lyrics, etc.

There are contributions by well known specialists, including Simha Arom, John Blacking, Judith Lynne Hanna, Bruno Netti, Anthony Seeger, Edwin Seroussi, Mark Slobin, Marcello Keller and Win Van Zanten.

Tullia Magrini is an ethnomusiciologist and musical anthropology professor at the University of Bologna. She has published numerous books, articles, CDs and CD ROMs. She is the founder of the study group Anthropology of Music in Mediterranean Cultures of  the International Council of Traditional Music (UNESCO).

Published by Einaudi (Italy) as part of its Piccola Biblioteca Einaudi, ISBN 88-06-16137-7.