02131oam 2200481 450 991080976250332120190911100039.01-4051-9242-91-118-53581-21-118-53607-X(OCoLC)851695922(MiFhGG)GVRL6RMR(EXLCZ)99255000000109593420130219d2013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrWhy music matters /David HesmondhalghChichester ;Malden, Mass. Wiley Blackwell2013Chichester, West Sussex, UK :Wiley-Blackwell,2013.1 online resource (vi, 198 pages)New York Academy of Sciences Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-9241-0 1-299-71258-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Music as intimate and social, private and public -- Feeling and flourishing -- Love and sex -- Sociability and place -- Commonality and cosmopolitanism.In what ways might music enrich the lives of people and of societies? What prevents it from doing so? Why Music Matters explores the role of music in our lives, and investigates the social and political significance of music in modern societies.First book of its kind to explore music through a variety of theories and approaches and unite these theories using one authoritative voiceCombines a broad yet theoretically sophisticated approach to music and society with real clarity and accessibilityA historically and sociologically informed understanding of musNew York Academy of Sciences MusicSocial aspectsMusicPhilosophy and aestheticsMusicSocial aspects.MusicPhilosophy and aesthetics.781.1/7Hesmondhalgh David1963-472559MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910809762503321Why music matters3921606UNINA