Setting The Scene Flashcards
What identifies a music’s history?
Inscribed with the time/place it was composed/performed/heard
Circumstances of performer and composer
History is
Not an exact reality
Interpretive
Why is historical truth unattainable?
Surviving sources biased/patchy
Circumstances
Selective constructs
Issues with musical history
Inclusion/exclusion e.g the Canon
Explicit/concealed narratives
Culture
Is musi and a universal language?
No
Similar in the seance you can learn it but you have to learn it
Critical thinking
Assumptions
Validity
Perspectives
Informed conclusions
The cultural study of music: Grand narrative
Linear approach focusing on a select group of composers
The cultural study of music: Why is all history contemporary?
Cultural conditioning
The cultural study of music: Microhistories
Obscure and unknown
The cultural study of music: Why does it take more than just a composer to make music?
Perception
Cultural study of music Carr view
History is always subjective
Cultural study of music Elton view
Objective using facts
Cultural study of music music history
Importance of social history
Autonomy of music
Autonomy of music
People believe you can understand music without context
Cultural study of music post modern
Not everything survives
Microhistories also important
