Musical Style and Social Meaning (Ashgate Contemporary Thinkers on Critical Musicology Series)

Musical Style and Social Meaning (Ashgate Contemporary Thinkers on Critical Musicology Series)

by Derek B . Scott (Author)

Synopsis

Why do we feel justified in using adjectives such as romantic, erotic, heroic, melancholic, and a hundred others when speaking about music? How do we locate these meanings within particular musical styles? This title examines how conventions of representation arise and how they become established.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 374
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 01 Oct 2010

ISBN 10: 0754629309
ISBN 13: 9780754629306