Conceptualizing music : cognitive structure, theory, and analysis / Lawrence M. Zbikowski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zbikowski, Lawrence Michael.

Series:

AMS studies in music.

AMS studies in music

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musical perception.

Musical analysis.

Cognition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text shows how work in cognitive science, especially that developed by cognitive linguists and cognitive psychologists can be used to explain how we understand music. The book focuses on three cognitive processes - categorization, cross-domain mapping, and the use of the conceptual model.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction: Conceptualizing Music; PART I. ASPECTS OF COGNITIVE STRUCTURE; 1. Categorization; 2. Cross-Domain Mapping; 3. Conceptual Models and Theories; PART II. ANALYSIS AND THEORY; 4. Categorization, Compositional Strategy, and Musical Syntax; 5. Cultural Knowledge and Musical Ontology; 6.Words, Music, and Song: The Nineteenth-Century Lied; 7. Competing Models of Music: Theories of Musical Form and Hierarchy; Conclusion: Cognitive Structure, Theory, and Analysis; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-352) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-518797-0

1-280-48140-4

9786610481408

0-19-803217-X

1-60256-973-8

0-19-518502-1

OCLC:

922952430