Music and Ethical Responsibility (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107043947)

Discussions surrounding music and ethical responsibility bring to mind arguments about legal ownership and purchase. Yet the many ways in which we experience music with others are usually overlooked. Musical experience and practice always involve relationships with other people, which can place limitations on how we listen to and act upon music. In Music and Ethical Responsibility, Jeff R. Warren challenges current approaches to music and ethics, drawing upon philosopher Emmanuel Levinas's theory that ethics is the responsibilities that arise from our encounters with other people. Warren examines ethical responsibilities in musical experiences including performing other people's music, noise, negotiating musical meaning, and improvisation. Revealing the diverse roles that music plays in the experience of encountering others, Warren argues that musicians, researchers, and listeners should place ethical responsibility at the heart of musical practices.

Author: Jeff R. Warren
ISBN-10: 1107043948
ISBN-13: 9781107043947
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/16/2014
Pages: 213
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.70w x 0.70d