Music : a very short introduction / Nicholas Cook.

What is music? How is it constructed? How is it consumed? Why do you enjoy it at all? In Music: A Very Short plays Introduction, Nicholas Cook invites us to really think about music and the role it plays in our lives and our ears. Drawing on a number of examples, the author prompts us to call on our...

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Main Author: Cook, Nicholas, 1950-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Series:Very short introductions.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Musical values
  • Back to Beethoven
  • A state of crisis?
  • An imaginary object
  • A matter of representation
  • Music and the academy
  • Music and gender
  • Conclusion.