Music Theory in Ethnomusicology - Stephen Blum

Music Theory in Ethnomusicology

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Buch | Softcover
240 Seiten
2023
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-930353-3 (ISBN)
21,15 inkl. MwSt
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.
During the 1960s and 70s some ethnomusicologists formed relationships with music-makers and ritual specialists in an attempt to interpret how they understood their musical actions. Subsequently ethnomusicologists have studied the respects in which explicit and implicit theory is involved in communication of musical knowledge. They have observed the production of music theory in institutions of modern nation-states and have sought out groups and individuals whose theorizing is not constrained by existing institutions. They are 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. That exercise is increasingly recognized as a necessary effort of decolonization. A thorough yet concise introduction to this field, Music Theory in Ethnomusicology outlines a conception of music theory suited to cross-cultural research on musical practices.

Stephen Blum is Professor Emeritus of Music at the CUNY Graduate Center, where he taught from 1987 to 2016.

Introduction. Theorizing as a Human Activity

Chapter One. Ethnomusicologists and Music Theory

Issues, 1. Theory and Practice

Chapter Two. Communicating and Transforming Music Theory

Issues, 2: Explicit and Implicit Theory

Chapter Three. Making Music Theory for Modern Nations

Issues, 3: Systematization and Assemblage

Chapter Four. Concepts, Models, and Metaphors

Issues, 4: Variables among Interrelated Concepts

Chapter Five. Relationships among Terms and Names

Chapter Six. Actors, Actions, and Outcomes

References

Index of names
Index of subjects

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Oxford Theory in Ethnomusicology
Zusatzinfo 8 tables
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 211 x 140 mm
Gewicht 286 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Musik Musiktheorie / Musiklehre
Kunst / Musik / Theater Musik Pop / Rock
ISBN-10 0-19-930353-3 / 0199303533
ISBN-13 978-0-19-930353-3 / 9780199303533
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