Musical Meaning: Toward a Critical History

by Lawrence Kramer

Book Overview

Ranging widely over classical music, jazz, popular music, and film and television music, Musical Meaning uncovers the historical importance of asking about meaning in the lived experience of musical works, styles, and performances. Lawrence Kramer has been a pivotal figure in the development of new resources for understanding music. In this accessible and eloquently written book, he argues boldly that humanistic, not just technical, meaning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520382978
• ISBN13: 9780520382978
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"