Song, Songs, and Singing (Journal of Aesthetics, Bicknell, Fisher^+

Song, Songs, and SingingAuthor(s): Jeanette Bicknell, John Andrew Fisher\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9781118524671, 978-1118524671\nSynopsis\nThe last twenty years or so have seen a surge of interest in the philosophy of music. However there is comparatively little philosophical literature devoted specifically to songs, singing and vocal music in general. This new collection of essays on the philosophical aspects of song and singing includes articles on the relationship between words and music in songs, the ontology of songs and recordings, meaning in songs, the metaphysics of vocal music in opera and the movies, and the ethical challenges raised in song performance. The essays discuss a large range of examples, including rock, lieder, jazz songs, blues, doo wop, and rap. New essays by leading philosophers of art, including Peter Kivy (on \""realistic song\"" in film), Jerrold Levinson (on jazz singing), Le.