Listen – A History of Our Ears Szendy Nancy Mandell Hardback John Wiley & Sons

ListenA History of Our Ears\nAuthor(s): Peter Szendy, Jean-Luc Nancy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Fordham University Press, United States\nImprint: Fordham University Press\nISBN-13: 9780823227990, 978-0823227990\nSynopsis\nIn this intimate meditation on listening, Peter Szendy examines what the role of the listener is, and has been, through the centuries. The role of the composer is clear, as is the role of the musician, but where exactly does the listener stand in relation to the music s/he listens to? What is the responsibility of the listener? Does a listener have any rights, as the author and composer have copyright? Szendy explains his love of musical arrangement (since arrangements allow him to listen to someone listening to music), and wonders whether it is possible in other ways to convey to others how we ourselves listen to music. How can we share our actual hearing with others?\n Along the way, he examines the evolution of copyright laws as applied to musical works and ta.