164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
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In The Discourse of Musicology, Giles Hooper considers a number of issues central to recent debates about the nature and direction of contemporary musicology. The first part of the book seeks to situate and critically rethink the alleged 'postmodern' turn in musical scholarship. Then, in attempting to overcome some of the problems typically associated with postmodern theory, Hooper draws on the... Read more
Contents: Introduction; A new musicology?; The study of music as an institutionalized discourse; Putting things in context; Models of mediation; Comparative critique: Mahler's Ninth Symphony; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Giles Hooper
’... valuable book...’ International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music
