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Music
A Very Short Introduction
Häftad, 2021
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116 kr
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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThe 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
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2021
95 kr
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Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring 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 …
Defining the Discographic Self
Desert Island Discs in Context
Av Julie Brown, Nicholas Cook m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1430 kr
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The radio programme Desert Island Discs has run almost continuously since 1942, and represents a unique record of the changing place of music in British society. In 2011, recognising its iconic status, the BBC created an online archive that includes podcasts of all programmes from 1976 on, and many …
The Schenker Project
Culture, Race, and Music Theory in Fin-de-siecle Vienna
Häftad, 2010
955 kr
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Today we think of Heinrich Schenker, who lived in Vienna from 1884 until his death in 1935, as the most influential music theorist of the twentieth century. But he saw his theoretical writings as part of a comprehensive project for the reform of musical composition, performance, criticism, and …
Empirical Musicology
Aims, Methods, Prospects
E-bok, 2004
812 kr
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The study of music is always, to some extent, "empirical," in that it involves testing ideas and interpretations against some kind of external reality. But in musicology, the kinds of empirical approaches familiar in the social sciences have played a relatively marginal role, being generally …
Music as Creative Practice
E-bok, 2018
1416 kr
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Until recently, ideas of creativity in music revolved around composers in garrets and the lone genius. But the last decade has witnessed a sea change: musical creativity is now overwhelmingly thought of in terms of collaboration and real-time performance. Music as Creative Practice is a first …
Music
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2021
95 kr
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Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring 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 …
Empirical Musicology
Aims, Methods, Prospects
Inbunden, 2004
1601 kr
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The study of music is always, to some extent, "empirical," in that it involves testing ideas and interpretations against some kind of external reality. But in musicology, the kind of empirical approaches familiar in the social sciences have played a relatively marginal role, being generally …
Empirical Musicology
Aims, Methods, Prospects
Häftad, 2004
1142 kr
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The study of music is always, to some extent, "empirical," in that it involves testing ideas and interpretations against some kind of external reality. But in musicology, the kinds of empirical approaches familiar in the social sciences have played a relatively marginal role, being generally …
The Schenker Project
Culture, Race, and Music Theory in Fin-de-siècle Vienna
Inbunden, 2007
2092 kr
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Today we think of Heinrich Schenker, who lived in Vienna from 1884 until his death in 1935, as the most influential music theorist of the twentieth century. But he saw his theoretical writings as part of a comprehensive project for the reform of musical composition, performance, criticism, and …
Music, Encounter, Togetherness
Inbunden, 2024
1211 kr
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In today's technological and globalised world, music remains a basic dimension of society. Music, Encounter, Togetherness outlines a relational approach to music that creates space for both human agency and social relationship. Throughout the book, author Nicholas Cook puts Euro-American musical …
Music, Encounter, Togetherness
E-bok, 2024
1227 kr
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In today''s technological and globalised world, music remains a basic dimension of society. Music, Encounter, Togetherness outlines a relational approach to music that creates space for both human agency and social relationship. Throughout the book, author Nicholas Cook puts Euro-American musical …
Music, Encounter, Togetherness
E-bok, 2024
1227 kr
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In today''s technological and globalised world, music remains a basic dimension of society. Music, Encounter, Togetherness outlines a relational approach to music that creates space for both human agency and social relationship. Throughout the book, author Nicholas Cook puts Euro-American musical …
Empirical Musicology
Aims, Methods, Prospects
E-bok, 2004
812 kr
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The study of music is always, to some extent, "empirical," in that it involves testing ideas and interpretations against some kind of external reality. But in musicology, the kinds of empirical approaches familiar in the social sciences have played a relatively marginal role, being generally …
Schenker Project
Culture, Race, and Music Theory in Fin-de-siecle Vienna
E-bok, 2007
537 kr
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Today we think of Heinrich Schenker, who lived in Vienna from 1884 until his death in 1935, as the most influential music theorist of the twentieth century. But he saw his theoretical writings as part of a comprehensive project for the reform of musical composition, performance, criticism, and …
A Guide to Musical Analysis
Häftad, 1994
884 kr
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This extremely practical introduction to musical analysis explores the factors that give unity and coherence to musical masterpieces. Having first identified and explained the most important analytical methods, Nicholas Cook examines given compositions from the last two hundred years to show how …
Music as Creative Practice
Inbunden, 2018
2033 kr
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Until recently, ideas of creativity in music revolved around composers in garrets and the lone genius. But the last decade has witnessed a sea change: musical creativity is now overwhelmingly thought of in terms of collaboration and real-time performance. Music as Creative Practice is a first …
Music as Creative Practice
E-bok, 2018
1416 kr
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Until recently, ideas of creativity in music revolved around composers in garrets and the lone genius. But the last decade has witnessed a sea change: musical creativity is now overwhelmingly thought of in terms of collaboration and real-time performance. Music as Creative Practice is a first …
Beyond the Score
Music as Performance
Inbunden, 2014
1537 kr
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In Beyond the Score: Music as Performance, author Nicholas Cook supplants the traditional musicological notion of music as writing, asserting instead that it is as performance that music is loved, understood, and consumed. This book reconceives music as an activity through which meaning is …
Beyond the Score
Music as Performance
E-bok, 2013
831 kr
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In Beyond the Score: Music as Performance , author Nicholas Cook supplants the traditional musicological notion of music as writing, asserting instead that it is as performance that music is loved, understood, and consumed. This book reconceives music as an activity through which meaning is …
Schenker Project
Culture, Race, and Music Theory in Fin-de-siecle Vienna
E-bok, 2007
537 kr
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Today we think of Heinrich Schenker, who lived in Vienna from 1884 until his death in 1935, as the most influential music theorist of the twentieth century. But he saw his theoretical writings as part of a comprehensive project for the reform of musical composition, performance, criticism, and …
Guide to Musical Analysis
Häftad, 1992
457 kr
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The text is divided into two parts: part One deals with the most important analytical methods current in the English-speaking world, treating each in turn. They are presented method by method because each one involves a characteristic set of beliefs and it is important to identify those beliefs i …
Taking It to the Bridge
Music as Performance
Av Richard Pettengill, Nicholas Cook
E-bok, 2013
721 kr
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The overriding aim of this groundbreaking volume—whether the subject is vocal ornamentation in 19th-century opera or the collective improvisation of the Grateful Dead—is to give new recognition to performance as the core of musical culture. The collection brings together renowned scholars from …
Taking It to the Bridge
Music as Performance
Av Nicholas Cook, Richard Pettengill
Häftad, 2013
472 kr
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The overriding aim of this groundbreaking volume—whether the subject is vocal ornamentation in 19th-century opera or the collective improvisation of the Grateful Dead—is to give new recognition to performance as the core of musical culture. The collection brings together renowned scholars from …
Beethoven
Symphony No. 9
Av Nicholas Cook, Julian Rushton
Häftad, 1993
266 kr
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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is acknowledged as one of the supreme masterpieces of the Western tradition. More than any other musical work it has become an international symbol of unity and affirmation. Yet early critics rejected it as cryptic and eccentric, the product of a deaf and ageing composer. …
The Cambridge History of Twentieth-Century Music
Av Nicholas Cook, Anthony Pople
Inbunden, 2004
3942 kr
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The Cambridge History of Twentieth-Century Music, first published in 2004, is an appraisal of the development of music in the twentieth century from the vantage-point of the twenty-first. This wide-ranging and eclectic book traces the progressive fragmentation of the European 'art' tradition, and …
The Cambridge Companion to Recorded Music
Av Nicholas Cook, Eric Clarke m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
502 kr
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From the cylinder to the download, the practice of music has been radically transformed by the development of recording and playback technologies. This Companion provides a detailed overview of the transformation, encompassing both classical and popular music. Topics covered include the history of …
The Cambridge Companion to Recorded Music
Av Nicholas Cook, Eric Clarke m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
1559 kr
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From the cylinder to the download, the practice of music has been radically transformed by the development of recording and playback technologies. This Companion provides a detailed overview of the transformation, encompassing both classical and popular music. Topics covered include the history of …
Music, Performance, Meaning
Selected Essays
Inbunden, 2007
3158 kr
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This selection of sixteen of Nicholas Cook's essays covers the period from 1987 to 2004 and brings out the development of the author's ideas over these years. In particular the two keywords of the title -Meaning and Performance- represent critical directions that expand to the point that, by the …
The Cambridge Companion to Music in Digital Culture
Av Nicholas Cook, Monique M. Ingalls m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
1391 kr
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The impact of digital technologies on music has been overwhelming: since the commercialisation of these technologies in the early 1980s, both the practice of music and thinking about it have changed almost beyond all recognition. From the rise of digital music making to digital dissemination, these …
