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Bruce Benson, Bruce Ellis Benson

The Improvisation of Musical Dialogue - A Phenomenology of Music

English · Hardback

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Description

This book is an important contribution to the philosophy of music.

List of contents

1. Between composition and performance; 2. Composing: from Ursprung to Fassung letzter Hand; 3. Performing: the improvisation of preservation; 4. The ergon within energeia; 5. The ethics of musical dialogue.

Summary

This book is an important contribution to the philosophy of music. Bruce Benson's concern is the phenomenology of music making as an activity. He offers a radical thesis that it is improvisation that is primary in the moment of music making. It will be a provocative read.

Product details

Authors	Bruce Benson, Bruce Ellis Benson
Publisher	Cambridge University Press

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	18.04.2009

EAN	9780521810937
ISBN	978-0-521-81093-7
No. of pages	216
Dimensions	145 mm x 222 mm x 16 mm
Weight	442 g
Subject	Humanities, art, music > Music > Music theory

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