| Description |
xxv, 305 p. |
| Series |
Europea : ethnomusicologies and modernities ; no. 12 |
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Europea ; no. 12.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Who makes the music (and why we all are composers). Composing as we think of it, composing as we do it ; Oral transmission (more than playing or singing by ear) ; Improvisation and the collective dimension ; when "we" get the music -- Originality, identity, ideology and taste. Should music be original, how much can it be ; Why people identify of organized sound ; Why is music so ideological ; How can we face different musics ; Why we misunderstand the music of all times and places and do we much enjoy doing so ; How much of a good thing ; Musical gardens and greenhouses vs. woods and prairies -- The tangible aspects of music-making. The social value of music ; Musical value and its locations. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Music -- Europe -- History and criticism.
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Music -- Europe -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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Music -- Social aspects -- Europe.
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Music -- Political aspects -- Europe.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780810876712 (cloth alk. paper) |
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9780810876729 |
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9780810876736 (electronic bk.) |
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