Classical Music, Why Bother?

Classical Music, Why Bother?
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 173
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ISBN-10 : 9781136089220
ISBN-13 : 1136089225
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Book Synopsis Classical Music, Why Bother? by : Joshua Fineberg

Download or read book Classical Music, Why Bother? written by Joshua Fineberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The famous quip I don't know much about art, but I know what I like sums up many people's ideas about how to judge a work of art; but there are inherent limitations if we rely on immediate impressions in judging what should be enduring products of our culture. While some might criticize this as a return to elitism, Joshua Fineberg argues that without some way of determining intrinsic value, there can be no movement forward for creators or their audience. He draws on contemporary thought about Design space and Universal Grammar to show how intrinsic values can be rediscovered. He then looks at the importance of multimedia in allowing multiple points of entry for the discovering of new works, finally showing how the composer can Design music for human beings--creating a kind of art that can preserve the research agenda of conceptual work without renouncing the understanding of human listeners and performers embodied by craft. Classical Music: Why Bother? will intrigue all listeners of contemporary music, students of musical thought, and composers-but it will also interest students of contemporary aesthetics. It answers the age-old question How can we bring a new audience to contemporary art? - and challenges both the creators and their audience to broaden their ideas about what is valuable and lasting in today's culture.


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