Music, Society, Education

Cited by Soundpost as "remarkable and revolutionary" upon its publication in 1977, Music, Society, Education has become a classic in the study of music as a social force. Christopher Small sets out to examine the social implications of Western classical music, effects that until recently have been largely ignored or dismissed by most musicologists. He strives to view the Western musical tradition "through the mirror of these other musics (Balinese and African) as it were from the outside, and in so doing to learn something of the inner unspoken nature of Western culture as a whole".

About the author

CHRISTOPHER SMALL was Senior Lecturer at Ealing College of Higher Education I London until 1986. He is author of Music of the Common Tongue (1987), Schoenberg (1978), and numerous essays and has composed for the screen, stage, and orchestra. He lives in Sitges Spain.

Summary

A groundbreaking work expanding our view of music beyond the Western classical tradition.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Small
• Publisher: University press new england
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.02.2008
• EAN: 9780819563071
• ISBN: 978-0-8195-6307-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 215 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Music/Culture; Music/Culture (Paperback); Music/Culture (Paperback); Music / Culture
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music history