From the Erotic to the Demonic : On Critical Musicology

From the Erotic to the Demonic : On Critical Musicology PDF Author: Derek B. Scott Chair of Music University of Salford
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198034681
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 270

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Book Description
From the Erotic to the Demonic: On Critical Musicology demonstrates how different musical styles construct ideas of class, sexuality, and ethnic identity. This book will serve as a model for musicologists who want to take a postmodern approach to their inquiries. The clear and lively arguments are supported by ninety musical examples taken from such diverse sources as opera, symphonic music, jazz, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century popular songs. Derek Scott offers new insights on a range of "high" and "low" musical styles, and the cultures that produced them.