Jerrold Levinson Flashcards
1
Q
Article in question
A
‘What a Musical Work Is’ (1980)
2
Q
What are works?
A
“structural types or kinds”
3
Q
Role of performance
A
instantiations of works (tokens of a type)
4
Q
Independence?
A
Works exist independently of scores/performances but are instantiated by them
5
Q
‘Equation’
A
MW = S/PM structure-as-indicated-by-X-at-t
6
Q
Three criteria for adequate model of musical work
A
- Creativity
- Fine Individuation
- Performance means
(performance means = also a criterion corroborated by Steven Davies)
