| Description |
140 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-132) and index. |
| Contents |
Musical values -- Uses and abuses -- Music as art -- Understanding music -- The old, the new, and the contemporary -- Cultural choices. |
| Summary |
"During the last few decades, most cultural critics have come to agree that the division between "high" and "low" art is an artificial one, that Beethoven's Ninth and "Blue Suede Shoes" are equally valuable as cultural texts. In Who Needs Classical Music?, Julian Johnson challenges these assumptions about the relativism of cultural judgments. The author maintains that music is more than just "a matter of taste": while some music provides entertainment, or serves as background noise, other music claims to function as art. This book considers the value of classical music in contemporary society, arguing that it remains distinctive because it works in quite different ways from most of the other music that surrounds us."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics. |
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Music -- Social aspects.
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Music -- Social aspects. |
| ISBN |
0195146816 |
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9780195146813 |
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9780199755424 |
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0199755426 |
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