Musical Meaning and Human Values |
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Editor:
| Chapin, Keith Kramer, Lawrence |
ISBN: | 978-0-8232-3010-5 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
Publisher: | Fordham University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Musical understanding has evolved dramatically in recent years, principally through a heightened appreciation of musical meaning in its social, cultural, and philosophical dimensions. This collection of essays by leading scholars addresses an aspect of meaning that has not yet received its due: the relation of meaning in this broad humanistic sense to the shaping of fundamental values. The volume examines the open and active circle between the values and valuations placed on music by...
More DescriptionMusical understanding has evolved dramatically in recent years, principally through a heightened appreciation of musical meaning in its social, cultural, and philosophical dimensions. This collection of essays by leading scholars addresses an aspect of meaning that has not yet received its due: the relation of meaning in this broad humanistic sense to the shaping of fundamental values. The volume examines the open and active circle between the values and valuations placed on music by both individuals and societies, and the discovery, through music, of what and how to value.
Anyone interested in music as it is studied today will find this volume essential reading.