Musical human, the: rethinking john blacking's ethnomusicology in the twenty-first century
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754651383
Date de publication :
24 mars 2006
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
498 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Providing assessments of John Blacking's work, this book talks about the manipulation of traditional performance settings in pursuit of political or social strategies; children's music acquisition as an indicator of the innate musical capacity of humans; the biology of music making; the creation of pleasure, pain and power during dance; and more.