The memetics of music
Subtitle: a neo-Darwinian view of musical structure and culture
By: Steven Jan.
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780754655947
Subjects: Music -- Psychological aspects.; Music -- Social aspects.; Memetics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Introduction : biological and socio-cultural evolution; value: Memory, replication and style : memes in music; value: Replicating sonorities, replicating hierarchies : memes in music; value: Evolutionary dynamics : the selfish musical meme; value: Cumulative selection and the evolution of large-scale design in music; value: Memetics and musical analysis : issues and methodologies; value: Conclusion: towards the memetics of music.