Understanding musical understanding
Subtitle: the philosophy, psychology, and sociology of the musical experience
By: Harold E. Fiske ; with a foreword by Robert Walker.
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press; Edwin Mellen Pr
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lewiston, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
Subjects: Music -- Psychological aspects; Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Music as understanding; title: On time; title: Shape; title: Pattern constructs; title: Music and speech; title: Why modeling musical time and shape is such a tricky business; title: Consciousness; title: Is some music better than other music?; title: What is a good song?; title: Can we understand the music of another culture?