Ontology of the Musical Work by Laurent Cugny, Brengre Mauduit - 9781496861030

Ontology of the Musical WorkScored Music, Jazz, Pop, and Rock\nAuthor(s): Laurent Cugny, Brengre Mauduit\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University Press of Mississippi, United States\nImprint: University Press of Mississippi\nISBN-13: 9781496861030, 978-1496861030\nSynopsis\nWhat defines a \""musical work\""? Traditionally, this question has been dominated by Western art music and its reliance on prescriptive scores. Yet, with the rise of recording technologies and the growing influence of genres like jazz, pop, and rock, the very foundations of musics ontology have shifted. In English for the first time, Ontology of the Musical Work: Scored Music, Jazz, Pop, and Rock explores these transformative changes, offering a groundbreaking framework for understanding how music is created, experienced, and valued in contemporary contexts.\n\n This book introduces a new theory of music productionone distinct from the conventional paradigms of writing and oralitythat emphasizes the unique characte.