LEADER 04814nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910809442703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-520-92832-6 010 $a0-585-46624-6 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520928329 035 $a(CKB)111087027177574 035 $a(EBL)223010 035 $a(OCoLC)70748729 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000207172 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11206855 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000207172 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10228750 035 $a(PQKB)10049024 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000084620 035 $a(DE-B1597)520354 035 $a(OCoLC)1058467832 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520928329 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL223010 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10048960 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC223010 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087027177574 100 $a20021125d2002 uh 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMusical meaning $etoward a critical history /$fLawrence Kramer 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerkeley ;$aLondon $cUniversity of California Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (347 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-22824-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction. Sounding Out: Musical Meaning and Modern Experience --$t1. Hermeneutics and Musical History: A Primer without Rules, an Exercise with Schubert --$t2. Hands On, Lights Off: The "Moonlight" Sonata and the Birth of Sex at the Piano --$t3. Beyond Words and Music: An Essay on Songfulness --$t4. Franz Liszt and the Virtuoso Public Sphere: Sight and Sound in the Rise of Mass Entertainment --$t5. Rethinking Schumann's Carnaval: Identity, Meaning, and the Social Order --$t6. Glottis Envy: The Marx Brothers' A Night at the Opera --$t7. Hercules' Hautboys: Mixed Media and Musical Meaning --$t8. The Voice of Persephone: Musical Meaning and Mixed Media --$t9. Powers of Blackness: Jazz and the Blues in Modern Concert Music --$t10. Long Ride in a Slow Machine: The Alienation Effect from Weill to Shostakovich --$t11. Chiaroscuro: Coltrane's American Songbook --$t12. Ghost Stories: Cultural Memory, Mourning, and the Myth of Originality --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aLawrence Kramer has been a pivotal figure in the development of the controversial new musicology, integrating the study of music with social and cultural issues. This accessible and eloquently written book continues and deepens the trajectory of Kramer's thinking as it boldly argues that humanistic, not just technical, meaning is a basic force in music history and an indispensable factor in how, where, and when music is heard. Kramer draws on a broad range of music and theory to show that the problem of musical meaning is not just an intellectual puzzle, but a musical phenomenon in its own right. How have romantic narratives involving Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata affected how we hear this famous piece, and what do they reveal about its music? How does John Coltrane's African American identity affect the way we hear him perform a relatively "white" pop standard like "My Favorite Things"? Why does music requiring great virtuosity have different cultural meanings than music that is not particularly virtuosic? Focusing on the classical repertoire from Beethoven to Shostakovich and also discussing jazz, popular music, and film and television music, Musical Meaning uncovers the historical importance of asking about meaning in the lived experience of musical works, styles, and performances. Kramer's writing, clear and full of memorable formulations, demonstrates that thinking about music can become a vital means of thinking about general questions of meaning, subjectivity, and value. In addition to providing theoretical advances and insights on particular pieces and repertoires, Musical Meaning will be provocative reading for those interested in issues of identity, gender, and cultural theory. This book includes a CD of Kramer's own composition, Revenants: 32 Variations in C Minor, which he discusses in his final chapter. 606 $aMusic$xHistory and criticism 606 $aMusic$xPhilosophy and aesthetics 606 $aMusic, Influence of 606 $aSubjectivity in music 615 0$aMusic$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aMusic$xPhilosophy and aesthetics. 615 0$aMusic, Influence of. 615 0$aSubjectivity in music. 676 $a781.17 700 $aKramer$b Lawrence$f1946-$0758984 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809442703321 996 $aMusical meaning$94082016 997 $aUNINA