Music cognition and aesthetic attitudes / Harold E. Fiske.
| Author/creator | Fiske, Harold E. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lewiston, NY : Edwin Mellen Press, 1993. |
| Description | v, 169 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in the history and interpretation of music ; v. 41 Studies in the history and interpretation of music ; v. 41. ^A231525 |
| Contents | Mind and music -- Theory of musical grammar -- Why music doesn't sound like speech -- Why we do not have a good theory of representation -- Musical imagery -- Music cognition and aesthetic attitudes -- Music, epiphenomenalism, and the big bang theory -- Appendix: A brief history of theories of music. |
| Abstract | This study develops a theory about the interaction between music cognition and affective response. The theory demonstrates how musical thinking, knowledge, and decision-making result in qualitative musical behavior. It reports new findings about the cognitive representation of musical structures, imagery as an auditory-phenomenological descriptor of music, aesthetic response as an outcome of specific cognitive decisions, and the value of music in cross-cultural human development. Each of seven essays identifies a problem in music psychology that is critical to an explanation of the musical process, reviews the literature relevant to that problem, and, through systematic philosophical analysis, offers a solution. This book will interest music philosophers, and psychologists working in the areas of cognition, aesthetics, music theory, music education, and music therapy. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 93002117 |
| ISBN | 0773493344 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3838 .F42 1993 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |