The musician as interpreter / Paul Thom.

Author/creator Thom, Paul
Format Book
Publication InfoUniversity Park, PA : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxxv, 101 pages : music ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesStudies of the Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium
Studies of the Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium. ^A476698
Contents Transcriptions -- Variations -- Realizations -- Interpretations.
Abstract This book aims to make the case that the activities of transcribing, varying, and realizing music are all forms of interpretation--and, indeed, that performative interpretation overall can be seen as a paradigm of what interpretation is. The author devotes a chapter to each of these three activities and, to make his philosophical points musically concrete, provides a wealth of illustrations ranging from classical music to jazz and involving performers as diverse as Toscanini and Billie Holiday.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 93-97) and index.
LCCN 2007026535
ISBN9780271031989 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0271031980 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML3853 .T56 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold