Kramer Lawrence - Musical Meaning Toward A Critical History - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Ranging widely over classical music jazz popular music and film and television music Musical Meaning uncovers the historical importance of asking about meaning in the lived experience of musical works styles and performances. Lawrence Kramer has been a pivotal figure in the development of new resources for understanding music. In this accessible and eloquently written book he argues boldly that humanistic not just technical meaning is a basic force in music history and an indispensable factor in how where and when music is heard. He demonstrates that thinking about music can become a vital means of thinking about general questions of meaning subjectivity and value. First published in 2001, Musical Meaning anticipates many of the musicological topics of today including race performance embodiment and media. In addition Kramer explores music itself as a source of understanding via his composition Revenants for piano revised for this edition and available on the UC Press website.
Title: Musical Meaning Toward A Critical History
Author(s): Kramer Lawrence
Publisher: University Of California Press
Barcode: 9780520382978
Pages: 352 Pages, 18 Music Examples, 4 B-W Photographs
Publication Date: 6/22/2021
Category: Classical Music (C 1750 To C 1830)