The Improvisation of Musical Dialogue: A Phenomenology of Music (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521810937)

Whereas most books on the philosophy of music focus on the creation and reproduction of music, Bruce Benson's concern is the phenomenology of music making as an activity. He offers a radical thesis that improvization is of primary importance at the moment of music making. The book brings together a wide range of musical examples from classical music, jazz, early music and other genres. Incorporating analytic and continental philosophy, musicology and performance-practice issues, it is a provocative study for philosophers of art and musicologists. It also appeals to general readers; especially those who perform.

Author: Bruce Benson
ISBN-10: 0521810930
ISBN-13: 9780521810937
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/27/2003
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.80d