Discourse of Musicology

Zusatztext '... valuable book...' International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music Informationen zum Autor Giles Hooper Klappentext Giles Hooper considers a number of issues central to recent debates about the nature and direction of contemporary musicology. The author's underlying aim throughout is to question whether, and how, it is possible to develop a mode of musicological enquiry that is both epistemologically robust and at the same time capable of answering the demand that it demonstrate its social, political and ethical relevance. Zusammenfassung Considers several issues that are central to debates about the nature and direction of contemporary musicology. This book aims to question whether, and how, it is possible to develop a mode of musicological enquiry that is both epistemologically robust, and capable of answering the demand that it demonstrate its social, and political relevance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Introduction; A new musicology?; The study of music as an institutionalized discourse; Putting things in context; Models of mediation; Comparative critique: Mahler's Ninth Symphony; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Giles Hooper
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.06.2006
• EAN: 9780754652113
• ISBN: 978-0-7546-5211-3
• No. of pages: 196
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory, Theory of music & musicology, Theory of music and musicology