Sounds and society : themes in the sociology of music.
By: Martin, Peter J
Publisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 1996Description: 298p. 22 cm001: 8976ISBN: 0719032245Subject(s): Music | SociologyDDC classification: 780 MAR
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | MAIN LIBRARY Book | 780 MAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 080255 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this introduction to the social analysis of music, the author argues that musical meaning must be understood as socially constructed, rather than inherent, and that the notion of a correspondance between social and musical structures is highly problematic. An alternative approach, based on the "social action" perspective is outlined, and the book concludes with a discussion of the social situation of music in advanced capitalist society. The text draws on studies spanning the whole spectrum of Western music - rock bands to symphony orchestras, medieval plainchant to avant-garde jazz.
Originally published: 1995.
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