Music-Philosophy & Social Aspects

There is growing recognition that improvisation is a vital artistic and ontological practice that can promote developments in many areas of musicianship and beyond. Although improvisation is taught and assessed in education institutions throughout the world, pedagogical research on improvisation is disparate, emerging mainly...

In the contemporary world, voices are caught up in fundamentally different realms of discourse, practice, and culture: between sounding and nonsounding, material and nonmaterial, literal and metaphorical. In The Voice as Something More, Martha Feldman and Judith T. Zeitlin tackle these paradoxes with a...

In American popular music, we often glorify rebellious artists and "outlaws." But The Midnight Special reveals an untold story about the way criminal justice has impacted the lives and work of US musicians. Examining five pivotal albums, Colin Asher's narrative traces the history of...

Author: Mark FellISBN-10: 1913029956ISBN-13: 9781913029951Publisher: UrbanomicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2022Pages: 400Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.00lbsSize: 9.76h x 7.48w x 1.26d

1984 was Nik Kershaw's year. From unknown to household name, his meteoric rise to fame epitomised eighties pop at its most thrilling. But beyond the snood, synthesizers, and that gravity-defying hair lay something more substantial: a songwriter crafting sophisticated pop music.This unofficial and unauthorised...

A source of profound insights into human existence and the nature of lived experience, phenomenology is among the most influential intellectual movements of the last hundred years. The Oxford Handbook of the Phenomenology of Music Cultures brings ideas from the phenomenological tradition of Continental...

Let's spend the night together explores how sex and sexuality provided essential elements of British youth culture in the 1950s through to the 1980s. It shows how the underlying sexual charge of rock 'n'roll - and pop music more generally - was integral to...

In On the Record: Music That Changed America, Anna Harwell Celenza uncovers the sometimes-surprising influence of music on American politics and culture. From "The Star-Spangled Banner" and Billie Holiday's haunting "Strange Fruit" to Paul Simon's Graceland and Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking Hamilton, Celenza explores moments...

The Real Daft Punk embodies the dynamic practices and principles that launched Daft Punk to superstardom presenting the essence and gift of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. A profound reflection of the tidal ebbs and flows of Dance Music intersected with divergent thinking....

An alternative history of the album, focussing on the format's turbulent life through the digital music era since 1999 through to today, Body of Work explores why we should still bother to listen to music in 40 minute chunks. Since 1999, the album has...

Drawing on an extensive, four-year field research project, including ethnographic observations and 27 in-depth interviews, this book is the first to explore the hidden diasporic narrative(s) of Hungarian jazz through the system of historically formed cultural distinctions. Author: Ádám HavasISBN-10: 0367677822ISBN-13: 9780367677824Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Scholars devoted to analysis of Richard Wagner's operas and music-dramas have long noted his numerous comparisons between their characters and plots in his letters, essays, and recorded remarks. Yet no one has previously attempted to assess their implications for our systematic understanding of his...

The Art of Persian Music offers a richly layered introduction to the music and culture of Iran through a compelling multimedia approach. Like the Persian carpet-fine, intricate, and evocative-Persian music is one of Iran's most exquisite art forms. Yet it remains little known in...

We communicate multimodally. Everyday communication involves not only words, but gestures, images, videos, sounds and of course, music. Music has traditionally been viewed as a separate object that we can isolate, discuss, perform and listen to. However, much of music's power lies in its...

This collection offers the first comprehensive analysis of Bad Bunny's impact on music, culture, and politics. Exploring his gender-fluid style, Afro-Caribbean aesthetics, and critiques of colonialism, the book highlights his role in amplifying marginalized voices. With contributions from diverse scholars, it presents a balanced...

Under the Table and Screaming is a multi-volume series exploring the history and legacy of the local music scene in Charlottesville, VA. From literally underground shows in DIY basements to the racially suppressed hip-hop scene to thriving roots music on woodsy back porches to...

Why does Stanley Cavell's philosophical thought matter for music? And how did Cavell's musical practice and appreciation of music give shape to his indelible philosophical claims about cinema, human speech, opera, the expression of skepticism, and ordinary language philosophy? Music with Stanley Cavell in...

Using extreme music and film as points of departure, Post-Self digs deep into the darkest thoughts of the most dissatisfied minds, minds that want to leave their bodies behind. Everyone is looking for a way out. Throughout history, the physical body has often been...

This book unveils the vibrant and thriving world of Peruvian metal. It brings together a collection of Peruvian scholars, providing a long-overdue spotlight on a musical realm often overlooked in the international conversation.Author: José Ignacio López Ramírez GastónISBN-10: 1666929751ISBN-13: 9781666929751Publisher: Lexington BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/11/2023Pages:...

Noise has become a model of cultural and theoretical thinking over the last two decades. Following Hegarty's influential 2007 book, Noise/Music, Annihilating Noise discusses in 16 essays how noise offers a way of thinking critical resistance, disruptive creativity and a complex yet enticing way...

Gregory Camp shows that the choice and use of music in Disney theme parks is very much grounded in Disney's experience with storytelling on film and television, and that Disney's musical storytelling in the parks is built upon the concept of nostalgia. Author: Gregory...

How has the cultural phenomenon of Chinese rock music shaped the identity of a Chinese woman scholar and influenced wider Chinese society? What does Chinese rock reveal about global power structures and their interconnectedness?Drawing on her lived experiences, author Lei (Nada) Peng embarks on...

This book explores Eastern Cape performance artists, activists, and organizations that used inventive and historical means to protest and resist oppressive authorities and systems while exhibiting their unique culture. Michie analyzes music and oral poetry to study the region's role in the history of...

This book offers a systematic survey of ethos theory: the theory according to which the right sort of music can have a positive or negative effect on moral development. It also evaluates the extant empirical literature on music and moral development.Author: James O. YoungISBN-10:...

This collection delves into the politics of language choice when composing and performing popular music in punk, metal, hip hop and rap. It provides examples of language change, resistance, reclamation and revitalization from across the globe, giving readers insights into the work of artists,...

The Music Performers' Lived Experiences seeks to widen this research area through close investigations of a variety of rich, and nuanced experiences classical music performers have qua performers, as they interact with musical scores and wider artistic and cultural discourses, norms and beliefs.Author: Mine...

The age of humans has gotten increasingly loud in terms of literal sound and environmental impact. Recognising silence as a disappearing ontological value, there is grief around our loss, but there is also a greater desire for opportunities to experience silence in its various...

'Harry Buckle: Following career advice from James Bond author Ian Fleming, in 1962 Harry Buckle became a journalist, This very funny but true story, follows him from his years as the '60's most read pop guru in the UK, writing in Jackie Magazine (with...

How popular music reveals deep histories of racial tensions in southern culture Southern History Remixed spotlights the key role of popular music in the shaping of the United States South from the late nineteenth century to the era of rock 'n' roll in the...

Polish-born, Soviet-domiciled composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919-1996) is the 21st century's most remarkable rediscovery in the field of art music. He enjoyed considerable renown in his adopted Russia from the 1940s to the 1970s. Subsequently, however, his reputation tailed off, as he increasingly became regarded...

For most of his career, the Emmy Award-winning composer and producer Lucas Cantor Santiago was a self-described luddite. Technology, he felt, was moving too fast, transforming the world and the arts with no regard for the cost in tradition, hard-won human wisdom, and tried-and-true...

Bars & Beats: Ladies of the Night-A Fierce Guide to Owning Your Power in Music, Radio, and Event HostingStep into the raw, unapologetic world of the entertainment industry with "Bars & Beats: Ladies Of The Night", co-authored by three trailblazing women-Kelly J, Angie T,...

A bold analysis that exposes the racist policing of Black music. The emergence of UK drill music made headline news, portraying it as a criminal enterprise instead of recognising it as an art form. This new rap subgenre, however, is neither the first nor...

A bold analysis that exposes the racist policing of Black music. The emergence of UK drill music made headline news, portraying it as a criminal enterprise instead of recognising it as an art form. This new rap subgenre, however, is neither the first nor...

Political campaigning affects numerous realms under the communication umbrella with each channel seeking to influence as many individuals as possible. In higher education, there is a growing scholarly interest in communication issues and subjects, especially on the role of music, in the political arena....

We communicate multimodally. Everyday communication involves not only words, but gestures, images, videos, sounds and of course, music. Music has traditionally been viewed as a separate object that we can isolate, discuss, perform and listen to. However, much of music's power lies in its...

Through original essays and engaging conversations with dozens of indie musicians representing several subgenres, scenes, and eras, food takes center stage in stories about being on tour and eating on tour and how this basic human necessity can create a sense of community and...

Toward a Materialist Conception of Music History makes a convincing case for the relevance, appropriateness, and usefulness of historical materialism to the musicological project. The book interrogates the history of encounters between Marxism and music studies -- both within and outside of the Soviet...

Erin Osmon's rollicking Won't Back Down tells the story of the origins, chart-topping development, and tangled legacy of Heartland Rock, the music that ruled the airwaves of the 1980s and remains instantly recognizable to millions. Osmon delves into the making of its classic albums...

Issues related to motherhood affect the experiences of women within the academy profoundly and inequitably. Music education--a field in which caring is innately embedded, and which grapples with field-specific musically related gender stereotypes and roles--presents an especially intriguing context for the exploration of motherhood...

Opéra de salon emerged in the early 1850s out of a much longer tradition of théâtre de société: the cultivation of performing plays in aristocratic town houses and châteaux which continued into the Second Empire of the 1850s and 1860s, and beyond. It consisted...

A popular fascination with fame and stardom has existed in Western culture since the late eighteenth century; a fascination that, in the twenty-first century, reaches into almost every facet of public life. The pervasive nature of stardom in modern society demands study from the...

Music is what makes us alive, mindful and connected to each other. Music is what makes us human. This is the power of music. Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason knows and feels the transformative power of music as much as any musician alive. From winning the...

A beautifully illustrated exploration of the strangest areas of music from around the world, from the author of the critically acclaimed bestsellers The Phantom Atlas, The Madman's Library, and The Devil's Atlas. Join author Edward Brooke-Hitching on a backstage tour of the most surprising...

In the music classroom, instructors who hope to receive aid are required to provide data on their classroom programs. Due to the lack of reliable, valid large-scale assessments of student achievement in music, however, music educators in schools that accept funds face a considerable...

Through archival material, experience the 140BPM beating heartbeat of grime as told by a pioneer of the scene - not just as a music genre, but as a living, breathing culture that continues to thrive, inspire, and boldly challenge the status quo. 'There are...

OVER THE LAST SEVEN DECADES, some of rock 'n' roll's most celebrated musicians have flirted with the imagery and theater of the Third Reich. From Keith Moon and Vivian Stanshall donning Nazi uniforms and terrorizing Jewish neighborhoods to Siouxsie Sioux and Sid Vicious brandishing...

Sounds in Translation: Intersections of music, technology and society joins a growing number of publications taking up R. Murray Schafer's challenge to examine and to re-focus attention on the sound dimensions of our human environment. This book takes up his challenge to contemporary audiologists,...

Ferruccio Busoni's "Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music" remains a foundational text for anyone interested in the philosophy and aesthetics of music. This thought-provoking work delves into the core principles of musical form, harmony, and counterpoint, offering a compelling vision for the future...

This book offers a series of thought-provoking essays about music and the performing arts viewed from current Anthropocene-aware perspectives. It will be of great interest to students and scholars in the humanities and social sciences, as well as a broader readership involved in art...