Connecting Sounds: The Social Life of Music (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781526126030)

Crossley argues that music is a form of social interaction, interwoven in the fabric of society and in constant interplay with its other threads. Musical interactions are often also economic interactions, for example, and sometimes political interactions. They can be forms of identity work, for both individuals and collectives, contributing to the reproduction or bridging of social divisions. Successive chapters of the book track and explore these interplays, in each case combining a critical consideration of existing literature with the development of an original, 'relational' approach to music sociology. The result is a grand sociological vision of music which captures not only music's context but 'the music itself'. The book will appeal to social scientists, musicologists and cultural scholars more widely.

Author: Nick Crossley
ISBN-10: 1526126036
ISBN-13: 9781526126030
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/23/2019
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2020