The origins of music

The origins of music / Carl Stumpf ; edited and translated by David Trippett.

Carl Stumpf was one of the founding fathers of Gestalt psychology. In this volume, first published in German in 1911 he discusses the origin and forms of musical activity as well as various theories on the origin of music.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stumpf, Carl, 1848-1936 (Author)
Other Authors: Trippett, David, 1980- (editor and translator.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
German
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2012].
Series:Classic European music science monographs ; 1.
Subjects:
Music > Philosophy and aesthetics.
Music > Psychological aspects.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Appreciation.
Music > Philosophy and aesthetics
Music > Psychological aspects
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Table of Contents:
  • Section I : Introductory essays
  • Carl Stumpf : impulses towards a cognitive theory of musical evolution. Self-contradictory concepts of the evolution of music ; A brief summary of significant aspects of the 1911 text ; Psychology of tone instead of psychophysics / Helga de la Motte-Haber
  • Carl Stumpf : a reluctant revolutionary. Legacy ; Contemporary discourse ; Fusion ; The phonograph / David Trippett
  • Section II : The origins of music (1911)
  • Part I : The origin and archetypes of music making. Recent theories ; The origin and archetypes of singing ; Primitive instruments and their influence ; Polyphony, rhythm, and intoned speech ; Paths of development
  • Part II : Songs of primitive peoples ; Appendix : Images of primitive instruments
  • Section III : Carl Stumpf : life and work
  • Carl Stumpf : a self-portrait (1924). Biography ; Views and research
  • Carl Stumpf's publications.

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