Themes in the Philosophy of Music

Zusatztext For those who are already familiar with the combination of argumentative power, conceptual clarity, and humane depth represented by Stephen Davies' writings on music, their high expectations will be handsomely fulfilled by this collection of essays composed between 1980 and 2002. For those who do not know of Davies' work, this collection offers a fine way to become familiar with his writing on the subject. The volume collects pieces ranging over and -- for the most part -- intricately through, issues of musical ontology, performance, expression, and appreciation. Throughout these inquiries Davies shows, as in his earlier work, that he is particularly adept at sorting out the structure of a debate, presenting positions on all sides and providing the reader with a perspicuous overview of the state of play. Informationen zum Autor Dr. Steve Davies is the Head of Education at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) in London. Previously he was program officer at the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) at George Mason University in Virginia. He joined IHS from the UK where he was Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and Economic History at Manchester Metropolitan University. He has also been a Visiting Scholar at the Social Philosophy and Policy Center at Bowling Green State University, Ohio. An historian, he graduated from St Andrews University in Scotland in 1976 and gained his PhD from the same institution in 1984. He has authored several books, including Empiricism and History (Palgrave Macmillan, 2003) and was co-editor with Nigel Ashford of The Dictionary of Conservative and Libertarian Thought (Routledge, 1991). Klappentext Representing Stephen Davies's best shorter writings! these essays outline developments within the philosophy of music over the last two decades! and summarize the state of play at the beginning of a new century. Including two new and previously unpublished pieces! they address both perennial questions and contemporary controversies! such as that over the 'authentic performance' movement! and the impact of modern technology on the presentation and reception of musical works. Rather than attempting to reduce musical works to a single type! Davies recognizes a great variety of kinds! and a complementary range of possibilities for their rendition. Zusammenfassung Is music a language of the emotions? How do recorded pop songs differ from works created for live performance? Is John Cage's silent piece, 4'33", music? This book collects some of the author's important papers on central topics in the philosophy of music. It is of interest to philosophers, aestheticians, and to theorists of music and art. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction ONTOLOGY 1: John Cage's 4'33. Is it Music? 2: Ontologies of Musical Works 3: Transcription, Authenticity, and Performance 4: The Ontology of Musical Works and the Authenticity of their Performances PERFORMANCE 5: Authenticity in Musical Performance 6: So, You Want to Sing with the Beatles? Too Late! 7: What is the Sound of One Piano Plummeting? EXPRESSION 8: The Expression of Emotion in Music 9: Is Music a Language of the Emotions? 10: Contra the Hypothetical Persona in Music 11: Philosophical Perspectives on Music's Expressiveness APPRECIATION 12: The Evaluation of Music 13: Musical Understandings and Musical Kinds 14: Attributing Significance to Unobvious Musical Relationships 15: The Multiple Interpretability of Musical Works ...

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Davies, Stephen (University of Auckland Davies
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.05.2005
• EAN: 9780199280179
• ISBN: 978-0-19-928017-9
• No. of pages: 292
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music history