Making Meaning in Popular Song: Philosophical Essays

by Theodore Gracyk

Book Overview

Winner, ASA (American Society for Aesthetics) 2023 Outstanding Monograph Prize

For Theodore Gracyk meaning in popular music depends as much on the context of reception and performer's intentions as on established musical and semantic practices. Songs are structures that serve as the scaffolding for meaning production, influenced by the performance decisions of the performer and their intentions.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350249130
• ISBN13: 9781350249134
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"