Philosophy of Song and Singing

An Introduction

AvJeanette Bicknell

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

In Philosophy of Song and Singing: An Introduction, Jeanette Bicknell explores key aesthetic, ethical, and other philosophical questions that have not yet been thoroughly researched by philosophers, musicologists, or scientists. Issues addressed include:The relationship between the meaning of a song’s words and its musicThe performer’s role and the ensuing gender complications, social ontology, and personal identityThe performer’s ethical obligations to audiences, composers, lyricists, and those for whom the material holds particular significanceThe metaphysical status of isolated solo performances compared to the continuous singing of opera or the interrupted singing of stage and screen musicalsEach chapter focuses on one major musical example and includes several shorter discussions of other selections. All have been chosen for their illustrative power and their accessibility for any interested reader and are readily available.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-07-10
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:220 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:140
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138790674

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Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Jeanette Bicknell is an independent scholar based in Toronto, Canada. She is the author of Why Music Moves Us (2009) and is the co-editor (with John Andrew Fisher) of Song, Songs, and Singing (2013).

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"Jeanette Bicknell’s Philosophy of Song and Singing is a convincing addition to the body of work in musical aesthetics, which has tended to emphasize music alone. Song and Singing offers a framework for understanding singing, itself, that is philosophically solid, yet very accessible for undergraduates in all specializations who are interested in exploring more about the nature of musical performance."Jennifer Judkins, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, USA"Even very simple songs can yield profound (and profoundly moving) performances, and Jeanette Bicknell's A Philosophy of Song and Singing is an engaging exploration of songs and their performance. Written with admirable clarity, this is an important contribution to the aesthetics of music."Theodore Gracyk, Minnesota State University Moorhead, USA"Bicknell has thought long, hard, and lovingly about song and its place in our lives, and the results on display in this book are as refreshing as they are provocative."Jerrold Levinson, University of Maryland, USA"Bicknell’s book considers not only 'purely musical' matters of singing and vocal technique but also the larger social, political, and cultural contexts in which the various practices of singing arise and are enjoyed, including such diverse matters as the public persona and physical appearance of singers and the roles that digital technologies such as Auto-Tune play in the expectations of singers and audiences. A Philosophy of Song and Singing is an important contribution to the philosophical literature on song and singing."Philip Alperson, Temple University, USA

Innehållsförteckning

Preface. Acknowledgments. Chapter One "Words". Chapter Two "Music". Chapter Three "Giving Voice (What Do Singers Do?)". Chapter Four "Singers and Audiences". Chapter Five "Three Ways to Think about Authenticity in Performance". Chapter Six "Authenticity, Value & Technology". Chapter Seven "Performance: Ethical Considerations". Chapter Eight "Song & Drama". Chapter Nine "Meaning: Songs in Performance". Chapter Ten "Why Sing?"