Search results for ""Author John Blacking""
Alianza Editorial Hay música en el hombre
Todos los seres humanos somos capaces de hacer música y apreciarla. Por qué, entonces, tan a menudo la consideramos una actividad restringida a unos pocos? John Blacking aborda esta cuestión al modo antropológico: ilustrando minuciosamente las relaciones que entreteje la música con otros aspectos del comportamiento social. Con detallados análisis de ejemplos sonoros de los Venda del Transvaal y otras poblaciones africanas, ?Hay música en el hombre?? formula una crítica contundente del etnocentrismo inherente a las visiones elitistas y evolucionistas del hecho musical. El estudio en profundidad de todas las culturas musicales llevará a una reevaluación de nuestras ideas sobre la musicalidad humana, pues una canción popular africana no es necesariamente menos intelectual que una sinfonía... Quien la compuso vio más allá de los límites de su cultura y fue capaz de inventar una forma nueva y poderosa para expresar en sonido su visión de las posibilidades ilimitadas del desarrollo humano.
£13.48
The University of Chicago Press Venda Children's Songs: A Study in Ethnomusicological Analysis
This collection of essays and articles provides a detailed analysis of both the music and the cultural significance of children's songs among the Venda people of the northern Transvaal, South Africa. Among the various topics covered is the role of melody in generating rhythm, something that distinguishes this form of music from that of Venda adults as well as from other genres of African music in general. John Blacking (1928-1990) also wrote "How Musical is Man" and "The Anthropology of the Body".
£30.59
The University of Chicago Press Music, Culture, and Experience: Selected Papers of John Blacking
One of the most important ethnomusicologists of the century, John Blacking is known for his interest in the relationship of music to biology, psychology, dance and politics. He attempted to document the ways in which music-making expresses the human condition, how it transcends social divisions and how it can be used to improve the quality of human life. This volume brings together eight of Blacking's most important theoretical papers which reveal his theoretical themes such as the innateness of musical ability, the properties of music as a symbolic or quasi-linguistic system, the complex relation between music and social institutions and the relation between scientific musical analysis and cultural understanding.
£36.04
