Blum, Stephen - Music Theory in Ethnomusicology

    Catalogue No: 9780199303533
    Product FormatBook
    AuthorBlum, Stephen
    £16.99
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    SeriesOxford Theory in Ethnomusicology
    Pages240
    Publication Date27 June 2023
    ISBN9780199303533 (0199303533)
    EAN9780199303533

      Outlines a conception of music theory suited to cross-cultural research on musical practices
    • Explores obstacles to the development of a general music theory, not tied to any given practice
    • Addresses the recent rapprochement between music theory and ethnomusicology

    Music Theory in Ethnomusicology outlines a conception of music theory suited to cross-cultural research on musical practices, assessing the extent to which musical terminologies of diverse languages can be interpreted in relation to general concepts without imposing the assumptions and biases of one body of existing theory.

    Contents

    1. Introduction. Theorizing as a Human Activity
    2. Chapter One. Ethnomusicologists and Music Theory
    3. Issues, 1. Theory and Practice
    4. Chapter Two. Communicating and Transforming Music Theory
    5. Issues, 2: Explicit and Implicit Theory
    6. Chapter Three. Making Music Theory for Modern Nations
    7. Issues, 3: Systematization and Assemblage
    8. Chapter Four. Concepts, Models, and Metaphors
    9. Issues, 4: Variables among Interrelated Concepts
    10. Chapter Five. Relationships among Terms and Names
    11. Chapter Six. Actors, Actions, and Outcomes
    12. References
    13. Index of names
    14. Index of subjects
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