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245 10 a| Classical music why bother? :b| hearing the world of contemporary culture through a composer's ears /c| Joshua Fineberg.;

260 a| New York :b| Routledge,c| 2006.;

300 a| xvii, 162 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-156) and index.;

505 0 a| Aesthetic value -- Taste -- Concept and craft -- Elitism -- Technology -- Design space -- "Understanding" music -- Designing music for human beings -- Coda.;

520 a| The famous quip "I don't know much about art, but I know what I like" sums up many people's ideas about how to judge a work of art; but there are inherent limitations if we rely on immediate impressions in judging what should be enduring products of our culture. While some might criticize this as a return to "elitism," the author argues that without some way of determining intrinsic value, there can be no movement forward for creators or their audience. He draws on contemporary thought about "Design space" and "Universal Grammar" to show how intrinsic values can be rediscovered. He then looks at the importance of multimedia in allowing multiple points of entry for the discovering of new works, finally showing how the composer can "Design music for human beings"--Creating a kind of art that can preserve the research agenda of conceptual work without renouncing the understanding of human listeners and performers embodied by craft. This book will intrigue all listeners of contemporary music, students of musical thought, and composers-but it will also interest students of contemporary aesthetics. It answers the age-old question "How can we bring a new audience to contemporary art?"--and challenges both the creators and their audience to broaden their ideas about what is valuable and lasting in today's culture.;

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650 0 a| Musicx| Social aspects.=| ^A537957;

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Classical music why bother? : hearing the world of contemporary culture through a composer's ears / Joshua Fineberg.

Author/creator	Fineberg, Joshua
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Routledge, 2006.
Description	xvii, 162 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Music--Philosophy and aesthetics. Music--Social aspects.

Contents	Aesthetic value -- Taste -- Concept and craft -- Elitism -- Technology -- Design space -- "Understanding" music -- Designing music for human beings -- Coda.
Abstract	The famous quip "I don't know much about art, but I know what I like" sums up many people's ideas about how to judge a work of art; but there are inherent limitations if we rely on immediate impressions in judging what should be enduring products of our culture. While some might criticize this as a return to "elitism," the author argues that without some way of determining intrinsic value, there can be no movement forward for creators or their audience. He draws on contemporary thought about "Design space" and "Universal Grammar" to show how intrinsic values can be rediscovered. He then looks at the importance of multimedia in allowing multiple points of entry for the discovering of new works, finally showing how the composer can "Design music for human beings"--Creating a kind of art that can preserve the research agenda of conceptual work without renouncing the understanding of human listeners and performers embodied by craft. This book will intrigue all listeners of contemporary music, students of musical thought, and composers-but it will also interest students of contemporary aesthetics. It answers the age-old question "How can we bring a new audience to contemporary art?"--and challenges both the creators and their audience to broaden their ideas about what is valuable and lasting in today's culture.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-156) and index.
LCCN	2005033461
ISBN	041597173X (hb : alk. paper)
ISBN	0415971748 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780415971737

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