Music : a very short introduction

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Label

Music : a very short introduction

Title remainder

a very short introduction

Statement of responsibility

Nicholas Cook

Creator

• Cook, Nicholas, 1950-

Author

• Cook, Nicholas, 1950-

Subject

• Music
• Music -- History and criticism
• Music -- Social aspects
• Music -- Social aspects
• Music appreciation
• Music appreciation
• Music appreciation
• Music theory
• Music theory
• Musique -- Appréciation
• Musique -- Aspect social
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Genre

• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Language

eng

Summary

"The world teems with different kinds of music--traditional, folk, classical, jazz, rock, pop--and each type of music tends to come with its own way of thinking. Drawing on a wealth of accessible examples ranging from Beethoven to Chinese zither music, this Very Short Introduction considers the history of music and thinking about music, focussing on its social and cultural dimensions. Nicholas Cook balances the Western Classical traditions within the context of many other musical cultures in today's world, tracing the way in which their development since the eighteenth century has conditioned present-day thinking and practice both within and beyond the West. He also considers the nature of music as a real-time performance practice; the role of music in contexts of social and political action; and the nature of musical thinking, including the roles played in it by instruments, notations, and creative imagination. of colonisation and decolonisation to its present-day significance as a vehicle of cross-cultural communication.In this new edition Cook explores the impact of digital technology on the production and consumption of music, including how it has transformed participatory music-making and the music business. He also discusses music's position in a globalized world, from the role it played in historical processes of colonisation and decolonisation to its present-day significance as a vehicle of cross-cultural communication." --

Member of

• Very short introductions, 2

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Amazon.com description

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YDX

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Very short introductions

Series volume

2