Re: [microsound] culture, aesthetics and books

[Ian Andrews <i.andrews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>so i'm starting some readings into culture, music and aesthetics.  i've
>done some general reading in each area independantly, but am looking to
>get more into the intersections between them.  presently i'm reading a
>book by roger scurton called 'the aesthetics of music" which i'm having
>quite a few objections to.  i know that adorno wrote "adorno on music"
>but with his critique of jazz i wasn't highly impressed.  any
>suggestions on some good books to get me started in this direction?
>thanks!
>

Jacques Attali, _Noise:The Political Economy of Music_, trans. Brian
Massumi. Manchester Univ. Press, 1985.

also Roland Barthes, _Image, Music, Text_, + _Responsibility of Forms_ (I
think)

also, anything by Gregory Whitehead or Douglas Khan, i have found to be
most interesting.

and check out the following sites:

http://autonomous.org/soundsite/main.html
http://autonomous.org/soundsite/csa/essays_in_sound/index.html
http://sysx.org/microsound/iana/texts.html

Most of these texts look at music from the disciplines of cultural
criticism. There is also a considerable amount of writings which would fall
into the area of musicology (which i'm not that familiar with).

happy reading..

ian

Ian Andrews
Metro Screen
Sydney


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