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Music, Culture, and Experience - Selected Papers of John Blacking (Hardcover, New)
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Music, Culture, and Experience - Selected Papers of John Blacking (Hardcover, New)
Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE
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One of the most important ethnomusicologists of the century, John
Blacking achieved international recognition for his book, "How
Musical Is Man?" Known for his interest in the relationship of
music to biology, psychology, dance, and politics, Blacking was
deeply committed to the idea that music-making is a fundamental and
universal attribute of the human species. He attempted to document
the ways in which music-making expresses the human condition, how
it transcends social divisions, and how it can be used to improve
the quality of human life.
This volume brings together in one convenient source eight of
Blacking's most important theoretical papers along with an
extensive introduction by the editor. Drawing heavily on his
fieldwork among the Venda people of South Africa, these essays
reveal his most important theoretical themes such as the innateness
of musical ability, the properties of music as a symbolic or
quasi-linguistic system, the complex relation between music and
social institutions, and the relation between scientific musical
analysis and cultural understanding.
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