Phonurgia Universalis: Universals in Music (Numanities – Arts and Humanities in Progress, 28)

by: François-Beard Mâche (Author)

Publisher: Springer

Edition: 2024th

Publication Date: 2024/6/21

Language: English

Print Length: 250 pages

ISBN-10: 3031585089

ISBN-13: 9783031585081

Book Description

This translation of Musique au singulier (2001) from the French identifies what is common to music of all times and cultures. The author, François-Beard Mâche is a composer and inteationally renowned musicologist. He addresses the question of universals in music and demonstrates how musical play is a poetic and natural game that already takes shape in the animal world. Mâche invites the reader to reconsider the traditional opposition between nature and culture and to reflect on experiencing such intense emotions when both listening to and manipulating sounds. This title appeals to students and researchers working in musicology.

About the Author

This translation of Musique au singulier (2001) from the French identifies what is common to music of all times and cultures. The author, François-Beard Mâche is a composer and inteationally renowned musicologist. He addresses the question of universals in music and demonstrates how musical play is a poetic and natural game that already takes shape in the animal world. Mâche invites the reader to reconsider the traditional opposition between nature and culture and to reflect on experiencing such intense emotions when both listening to and manipulating sounds. This title appeals to students and researchers working in musicology.