A01=Peter J. Martin
Author_Peter J. Martin
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Product details
- ISBN 9780719032240
- Weight: 404g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 17 Oct 1996
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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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, and that the notion of a correspondance between social and musical structures is highly problematic. An alternative approach, based on the "social action" perspective is outlined, and the book concludes with a discussion of the social situation of music in advanced capitalist society. The text draws on studies spanning the whole spectrum of Western music - rock bands to symphony orchestras, medieval plainchant to avant-garde jazz.
Peter J. Martin is Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Sociology, University of Manchester
