Sounds, Societies, Significations - Numanistic Approaches to Music (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This edited book covers many topics in musicological literature, gathering various approaches to music studies that encapsulate the vivid relation music has to society. It focusses on repertoires and geographical areas that have not previously been well frequented in musicology. As readers will see, music has many roles to play in society. Music can be a generator of social phenomena, or a result of them; it can enhance or activate social actions, or simply co-habit with them. Above all, music has a stable position within society, in that it actively participates in it. Music can either describe or prescribe social aspects; musicians may have a certain position/role in society (e.g., the "popstar" as fashion leader, spokesman for political issues, etc.). Depending on the type of society, music may have a certain "meaning" or "function" (music does not mean the same thing everywhere in the world). Lastly, music can define a society, and it is not uncommon for it to best define a particular historical moment. Case-studies in this work provide visibility for musical cultures that are rarely exposed in the dominant musicological discourse. Several contributions combine musicological analysis with "insider-musician" points of view. Some essays in the collection address the cultural clash between certain types of music/musicians and the respective institutional counterparts, while certain contributing authors draw on experimental research findings. Throughout this book we see how musics are socially significant, and - at the same time - that societies are musically significant too. Thus the book will appeal to musicologists, cultural scholars and semioticians, amongst others.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Numanities - Arts and Humanities in Progress, 2
Release date:	2017
First published:	2017
Editors:	Rima Povilioniene
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-47059-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Semiology Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-47059-0
Barcode:	9783319470597

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