Philosophical and cultural theories of music / edited by Eduardo de la Fuente and Peter Murphy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fuente, Eduardo de la.

Murphy, Peter, 1956-

Series:

Social and critical theory ; v. 8.

Social and critical theory ; v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Social aspects.

Music.

Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Music is a ubiquitous and hard to grasp cultural form. It is semiotically and aesthetically open-ended; yet even a 'non-musical' person is able to follow the basics of rhythmic structure and flow. Its presence in social and cultural life is further complicated by its multiple forms of existence - as both 'live' and 'technologically mediated', as self-referential language and as accompaniment to text, dance and other cultural expressions. This collection brings together philosophers, sociologists, musicologists and students of culture who theorize the multiple roles of music through cultural practices as diverse as opera and classical music, jazz and pop, avant-garde and DIY musical cultures, music festivals and isolated listening through the iPod, rock in urban heritage and the piano in contemporary Asian societies.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / E. De La Fuente and P. Murphy

Chapter One. Introduction: Philosophical And Cultural Theories Of Music / Eduardo De La Fuente and Peter Murphy

Chapter Two. Modern Hermeneutics And The Presentation Of Opera / Agnes Heller

Chapter Three. Algo-Rhythm And Mello-Dy: A Consideration Of The Relationship Between Technology And The Embodied Performance Of Music / Daniel Black

Chapter Four. Bob Dylan Ain’T Talking: One Man’s Vast Comic Adventure In American Music, Dramaturgy, And Mysticism / Peter Murphy

Chapter Five. Music And Religion: Reflections On Cultural Secularization / David Roberts

Chapter Six. Prophet And Priest, Ascetic And Mystic: Towards A Cultural Sociology Of The Twentieth Century Composer / Eduardo De La Fuente

Chapter Seven. Collective Effervescence, Numinous Experience Or Proto-Religious Phenomena? Moshing With Durkheim, Schleiermacher And Otto / Mark Jennings

Chapter Eight. Music As A Space Of Possibilities / John Rundell

Chapter Nine. Some Suggestions For A Phenomenology Of Rhythm / Stuart Grant

Chapter Ten. The Paradox Of \'Do-It-Yourself\' In Unpopular Music / Joseph Borlagdan

Chapter Eleven. Musical Culturespeak And Cosmopolitan Identities In Australian Multiculturalism / Graeme Smith

Chapter Twelve. The Piano And Cultural Modernity In East Asia / Alison Tokita

Chapter Thirteen. Popular Music, Cultural Memory And Everyday Aesthetics / Andy Bennett

Chapter Fourteen. Everything Is Dirt: Reevaluating The Place Of Cultural Status In Producing Aesthetic Attachment / Claudio E. Benzecry

Chapter Fifteen. Musical Listening And Boundary-Work / Michael Walsh

List Of Contributors / E. De La Fuente and P. Murphy

Index / E. De La Fuente and P. Murphy.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-283-03922-2

9786613039224

90-04-19340-5

90-04-18434-1

OCLC:

707925975

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004184343.i-316 DOI