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Music: A Very Short Introduction

by Nicholas Cook - £7.99  Oxford University Press (2000)
paperback    ISBN 13: 9780192853820 | ISBN 10: 0192853821

This stimulating Very Short Introduction to music invites us to really think about music and the values and qualities we ascribe to it.
 
The world teems with different kinds of music-traditional, folk, classical, jazz, rock, pop-and each type of music tends to come with its own way of thinking. Drawing on a wealth of accessible examples ranging from Beethoven to the Spice Girls to Chinese zither music, Nicholas Cook attempts to provide a framework for thinking about all music.
 
By examining the personal, social, and cultural values that music embodies, the book reveals the shortcomings of traditional conceptions of music, and sketches a more inclusive approach emphasizing the role of performers and listeners.

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