What; exactly; is knowledge of music? And what does it tell us about humanistic knowledge in general? The Thought of Music grapples directly with these fundamental questionsmdash;questions especially compelling at a time when humanistic knowledge is enmeshed in debates about its character and future. In this third volume in a trilogy on musical understanding that includes Interpreting Music and Expression and Truth; Lawrence Kramer seeks answers in both thought about music and thought in musicmdash;thinking in tones. He skillfully assesses musical scholarship in the aftermath of critical musicology and musical hermeneutics and in view of more recent concerns with embodiment; affect; and performance. This authoritative and timely work challenges the prevailing conceptions of every topic it addresses: language; context; and culture; pleasure and performance; and; through music; the foundations of understanding in the humanities.The publisher gratefully acknowledges the Joseph Kerman Endowment of the American Musicological Society; funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good music and arrangementsBy WoodArtistGood music and arrangements. Two negatives. The first. the book is too large to copy a page on a standard 8.5 x 11 copier. I play guitar. so turning pages while playing live is not practical. I copy the pages for myself so I can lay them out on the music stands. Unfortunately on a standard 8.5 x 11 copier (i.e. PC all in one printer). the page is too big and either cuts off the chords at the top or the base line at the bottom. This leads to the second negative. the music is spread out on too many pages. The music could be a little smaller font and a bit more condensed getting most songs down to 4 or 5 pages.8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Incredible Bang for the BuckBy JMy daughter absolutely loves this. Shes been playing piano for 7 years and loves this book and gets into it almost every single day. She has heard and loved many of the songs in it before and has always been wishing she could play those songs. Now she does and even enjoys changing them up a bit.Some of the pieces may require a bit of practice before you can execute them properly but they shouldnt be too difficult for an intermediate pianist. Enjoy it and keep it. Even if you are a beginner. as long as you keep improving. most of the pieces in there should be reachable in time.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. goodBy BuffetteerVery good selection of praise and worship music. All of my favorites are in here. Some of the chords are a bit difficult for an advanced beginner like me. but fun to try to play. If you are into this type of music. this book is a must.
