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In this introduction to the social analysis of music, the author argues that musical meaning must be understood as socially constructed, rather than inherent. The text draws on studies spanning the whole spectrum of Western music - rock bands to symphony orchestras, medieval plainchant to jazz.
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Sounds and Society, Peter Martin
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- 1996
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- Title
- Sounds and Society
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Peter Martin
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Publisher
- 1996
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0719032245
- ISBN13
- 9780719032240
- Category
- Art / Culture, Music, Hobby and Home
- Description
- In this introduction to the social analysis of music, the author argues that musical meaning must be understood as socially constructed, rather than inherent. The text draws on studies spanning the whole spectrum of Western music - rock bands to symphony orchestras, medieval plainchant to jazz.