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Music: A Very Short Introduction

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductionsPublication details: Oxford University Press 2005Edition: 2nd edDescription: 143 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780195671810
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 780 COO-M
Contents:
Musical values -- Back to Beethoven -- A state of crisis? -- An imaginary object -- A matter of representation -- Music and the academy -- Music and gender -- Conclusion.
Summary: This "Very Short Introduction" to music invites us to really think about music and the values and qualities we ascribe to it. Drawing on a range of examples from Beethoven to the Spice Girls to Chinese zither music, Nicholas Cook attempts to provide a framework for thinking about all music.
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Musical values -- Back to Beethoven -- A state of crisis? -- An imaginary object -- A matter of representation -- Music and the academy -- Music and gender -- Conclusion.

This "Very Short Introduction" to music invites us to really think about music and the values and qualities we ascribe to it. Drawing on a range of examples from Beethoven to the Spice Girls to Chinese zither music, Nicholas Cook attempts to provide a framework for thinking about all music.

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