Music and history : bridging the disciplines / edited by Jeffrey H. Jackson and Stanley C. Pelkey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jackson, Jeffrey H., 1971-

Pelkey, Stanley C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Social aspects.

Music.

Music--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson, Miss. : University Press of Mississippi, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book begins with a simple question: Why haven't historians and musicologists been talking to one another? Historians frequently look to all aspects of human activity, including music, in order to better understand the past. Musicologists inquire into the social, cultural, and historical contexts of musical works and musical practices to develop theories about the meanings of compositions and the significance of musical creation. Both disciplines examine how people represent their experiences. This collection of original essays, the first of its kind, argues that the conversation between s

Contents:

pt. 1. Personal reflections

pt. 2. Attempts to bridge the disciplines

pt. 3. Critiques of music and history : the perspective of cultural studies

pt. 4. Methodological approaches.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-43449-0

9786613434494

1-60473-521-X

OCLC:

774385286