Aesthetics and Music

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8264-8519-9
Verlag: Continnuum-3PL

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 330 g

Reihe: Continuum Aesthetics

An engaging but sophisticated look at the debates and ideas involved in the aesthetics of music - part of a major new series from Continuum

Major new series from Continuum Philosophy
- Endorsed by British Society of Aesthetics and American Society of Aesthetics
- Attractive, trade-friendly format and price

The Continuum Aesthetics Series looks at the aesthetic questions and issues raised by all major art forms. Stimulating, engaging and accessible, the series offers food for thought not only for students of aesthetics, but also for anyone with an interest in philosophy and the arts.

Aesthetics and Music is a fresh and sometimes provocative exploration of the key concepts and arguments in musical aesthetics. It draws on the rich heritage of musical aesthetics, while proposing radical new ways of thinking about music as an art form, and our conception of artistic value in music. The book looks at:

- The experience of listening
- What modernism has meant for musical aesthetics
- Elitism versus populism
- The relation of music to other 'sound arts'
- Recording, improvisation and composition as well as more traditional issues in musical aesthetics such as expression and the nature of the musical work.

Aesthetics and Music is also an eloquent argument for a more democratic form of musical understanding. Anyone interested in modern philosophy or music as an art form will find this thought-provoking and highly enjoyable book required reading.

Zielgruppe

Academics, General, Introductory Undergraduate, Upper Level Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hamilton, Andy

Hamilton, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musiktheorie, Musikästhetik, Kompositionslehre
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ästhetik
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunsttheorie, Kunstphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. [A Short History of] Musical Aesthetics from its Greek Origins
2. Music and Soundart
3. The Acousmatic Nature of Musical Sound, and the Metaphorical Nature of Musical Experience
4. Rhythm, Time and Space
5. Some Traditional Questions: Expression and Ontology
6. Improvisation and Composition
7. Folk, Popular and Art Music
8. Recording
9. Musical Understanding and Criticism

Über Autor(innen)

Andrew Hamilton is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Durham, UK.