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Foundations of Musical Grammar (Hardcover)
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Foundations of Musical Grammar (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Studies in Music Theory
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In recent years, music theorists have been increasingly eager to
incorporate findings from the science of human cognition and
linguistics into their methodology. In the culmination of a vast
body of research undertaken since his influential and award-winning
Conceptualizing Music (OUP 2002), Lawrence M. Zbikowski puts
forward Foundations of Musical Grammar, an ambitious and broadly
encompassing account on the foundations of musical grammar based on
our current understanding of human cognitive capacities. Musical
grammar is conceived of as a species of construction grammar, in
which grammatical elements are form-function pairs. Zbikowski
proposes that the basic function of music is to provide sonic
analogs for dynamic processes that are important in human cultural
interactions. He focuses on three such processes: those concerned
with the emotions, the spontaneous gestures that accompany speech,
and the patterned movement of dance. Throughout the book, Zbikowski
connects cognitive research with music theory for an
interdisciplinary audience, presenting detailed musical analyses
and summaries of the basic elements of musical grammar.
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