An edition of Musicking: The Meanings of Performing and Listening (1998)

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the meanings of performing and listening

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An edition of Musicking: The Meanings of Performing and Listening (1998)

Musicking

the meanings of performing and listening

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Extending the inquiry of his early groundbreaking books, Christopher Small strikes at the heart of traditional studies of Western music by asserting that music is not a thing, but rather an activity. This new work outlines a theory of what Small terms "musicking," a verb that encompasses all musical activity from composing to performing to listening to a Walkman to singing in the shower.

Using Gregory Bateson's philosophy of mind and a Geertzian thick description of a typical concert in a typical symphony hall, Small demonstrates how musicking forms a ritual through which all the participants explore and celebrate the relationships that constitute their social identity. This trip through the concert hall will have readers rethinking every aspect of their musical worlds.

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University Press of New England
Language
English
Pages
230

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Subjects
Performance, Psychological aspects, Music, Philosophy and aesthetics, Music, philosophy and aesthetics, Music, performance, Musique, Philosophie et esthétique, Exécution, Aspect psychologique, Appréciation, Instruction & Study, Appreciation, Écoute musicale, Esthétique musicale, Interprétation musicale
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Musicking: The Meanings of Performing and Listening
2012, Wesleyan University Press
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Musicking: the meanings of performing and listening
1998, University Press of New England
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-225) and index.
"Wesleyan University Press."

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Hanover
Series
Music/culture

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Dewey Decimal Class
781/.1
Library of Congress
ML3845 .S628 1998, , ML3845.S628 1998, ML3845 .S628 1998eb

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230 p. ;
Number of pages
230

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OL701526M
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musickingmeaning0000smal
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97049996
OCLC/WorldCat
48138837, 37975693
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1082072
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1674648
4712985

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