The sociology of music / Fabio Dasilva, Anthony Blasi, David Dees.

Author/creator Dasilva, Fabio B.
Other author Blasi, Anthony J.
Other author Dees, David.
Format Book
Publication InfoNotre Dame, IN : University of Notre Dame Press, ©1984.
Descriptionvii, 186 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Music--Social aspects.
Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.

Contents Preface -- 1. Music as a mentality. Music is social ; Dialectic of the intended and unintended ; Meaning in music ; Social relativity ; Multiple realities and music (The awareness tension ; The case of opera) -- 2. Participation in music. Roles in music ; The composer ; The performer (Jazz performers ; Conductor and orchestra ; Studio musicians ; The youth band performer ; Dancers ; The troubadour) ; The listener ; Roles and music: nonprofessional participation -- 3. Social organization and music. Musical institutionalization (Guilds and unions ; Performance ; Organizations ; Religion and music ; Commercial music distribution) ; Music and social inequality ; Nationalism and the historical bloc ; Rationalization and music ; Music, movements, and the underdog -- 4. Illustrative studies. Costuming performers (Bluegrass costuming ; Costumes and music: a consideration of function) ; Social factors and the five-string banjo (History of the banjo ; Banjo playing styles ; The three styles: the structure of musical organization ; Social symbolism in Joplin's opera, Treemonisha (Symbolism and "false consciousness" ; Symbolism's social infrastructure ; The sociological potential of symbolism ; Joplin's Treemonisha ; Conclusion) ; The social content of the Prole do Bebe of Heitor Villa-Lobos (International context ; Musical context ; Villa-Lobos ; Prole do Bebe) -- Appendix.
Local noteLittle-247032 - $14.15
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliography (pages 167-180) and index.
LCCN 83040597
ISBN0268017107 :

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML3800 .D23 1984 ✔ Available Place Hold