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Ways of Listening: An Ecological Approach to the Perception of Musical Meaning
Eric F. Clarke
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Description for Ways of Listening: An Ecological Approach to the Perception of Musical Meaning
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 music examples. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 344.
In recent years, many psychologists and cognitive scientists have published their views on the psychology of music. Unfortunately, this scientific literature has remained inaccessible to musicologists and musicians, and has neglected their insights on the subject. In Ways of Listening, musicologist Eric Clarke explores musical meaning, music's critical function in human lives, and the relationship between listening and musical material. Clarke outlines an "ecological approach" to understanding the perception of music. The way we hear and understand music is not simply a function of our brain structure or of the musical "codes" given to us by culture, Clarke argues. Instead, ... Read more
In recent years, many psychologists and cognitive scientists have published their views on the psychology of music. Unfortunately, this scientific literature has remained inaccessible to musicologists and musicians, and has neglected their insights on the subject. In Ways of Listening, musicologist Eric Clarke explores musical meaning, music's critical function in human lives, and the relationship between listening and musical material. Clarke outlines an "ecological approach" to understanding the perception of music. The way we hear and understand music is not simply a function of our brain structure or of the musical "codes" given to us by culture, Clarke argues. Instead, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
345g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199773909
SKU
V9780199773909
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About Eric F. Clarke
Eric Clarke is Professor of Music at the University of Sheffield. He received BA and MA degrees in music from the University of Sussex, and a PhD in psychology from the University of Exeter. He has published on topics including the psychology of performance, the perception and production of rhythm, the semiotics of music, the relationship between language and music, ... Read more
Reviews for Ways of Listening: An Ecological Approach to the Perception of Musical Meaning
This challenging, impressive study implies new ways of thinking about music and listening. No other books cover the same territory.
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This is the first book to place an ecological approach to perception at the core of music theory. The result is that many problems created by the hitherto dominant cognitive approach simply disappear: emotion and meaning emerge ... Read more
Choice
This is the first book to place an ecological approach to perception at the core of music theory. The result is that many problems created by the hitherto dominant cognitive approach simply disappear: emotion and meaning emerge ... Read more