Music of the Sirens
Linda Phyllis Austern, Inna Naroditskaya
Whether referred to as mermaid, usalka, mami wata, or by some other name,                  and whether considered an imaginary being or merely a person with extraordinary                  abilities, the siren is the remarkable creature that has inspired music and its                  representations from ancient Greece to present-day Africa and Latin America. This                  book, co-edited by a historical musicologist and an ethnomusicologist, brings                  together leading scholars and some talented newcomers in classics, music, media                  studies, literature, and cultural studies to consider the siren and her multifaceted                  relationships to music across human time and geography.