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Music, Tendencies and Inhibitions
Renee Cox Lorraine
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Description for Music, Tendencies and Inhibitions
Hardback. Leonard Meyer proposed that when musical tendencies or expectations are inhibited by musical ambiguity of the unexpected, those inhibitions and their subsequent resolutions are likely to be provocative or engaging. This text explores the relevance of this theory to music and other disciplines. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Leonard B. Meyer has proposed that when musical tendencies or expectations are inhibited by musical ambiguity or the unexpected, those inhibitions and their subsequent resolutions are likely to be provocative or engaging. Music, Tendencies and Inhibitions will explore the relevance of this theory to music and various other disciplines, and to psychological and natural processes. Each chapter consists of two parts: a presentation and consideration of an aspect of Meyer's theory, and a more associative or rhapsodic section of "Reflections" on this aspect. The book will focus on Meyer's aesthetic rather than his music-theoretical proclivities, and is intended ... Read more
Leonard B. Meyer has proposed that when musical tendencies or expectations are inhibited by musical ambiguity or the unexpected, those inhibitions and their subsequent resolutions are likely to be provocative or engaging. Music, Tendencies and Inhibitions will explore the relevance of this theory to music and various other disciplines, and to psychological and natural processes. Each chapter consists of two parts: a presentation and consideration of an aspect of Meyer's theory, and a more associative or rhapsodic section of "Reflections" on this aspect. The book will focus on Meyer's aesthetic rather than his music-theoretical proclivities, and is intended ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810838901
SKU
V9780810838901
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About Renee Cox Lorraine
Renée Cox Lorraine is Professor of Music at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where she teaches western music history, world music, and aesthetics.
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