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The Sight of Sound: Music, Representation, and the History of the Body
Richard Leppert
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Paperback. This text examines the social meanings of music as they have been shaped not only by hearing, but also by seeing music in performance. The author is particularly interested in the relation of music to the human body, arguing that musical practices are inseperable from discourses of power. Num Pages: 345 pages, 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; AVA; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 718. Music, Representation and the History of the Body. 345 pages, 100 b&w illustrations. This text examines the social meanings of music as they have been shaped not only by hearing, but also by seeing music in performance. The author is particularly interested in the relation of music to the human body, arguing that musical practices are inseperable from discourses of power. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; AVA; JFC; JH. Dimension: 254 x 181 x 22. Weight: 718.
Richard Leppert boldly examines the social meanings of music as these have been shaped not only by hearing but also by seeing music in performance. His purview is the northern European bourgeoisie, principally in England and the Low Countries, from 1600 to 1900. And his particular interest is the relation of music to the human body. He argues that musical practices, invariably linked to the body, are inseparable from the prevailing discourses of power, knowledge, identity, desire, and sexuality. With the support of 100 illustrations, Leppert addresses music and the production of racism, the hoarding of musical sound in a ... Read more
Richard Leppert boldly examines the social meanings of music as these have been shaped not only by hearing but also by seeing music in performance. His purview is the northern European bourgeoisie, principally in England and the Low Countries, from 1600 to 1900. And his particular interest is the relation of music to the human body. He argues that musical practices, invariably linked to the body, are inseparable from the prevailing discourses of power, knowledge, identity, desire, and sexuality. With the support of 100 illustrations, Leppert addresses music and the production of racism, the hoarding of musical sound in a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
345
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Weight
718 g
Number of Pages
345
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520203426
SKU
V9780520203426
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About Richard Leppert
Richard Leppert is Professor of Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society at the University of Minnesota. His most recent book is Music and Image: Domesticity, Ideology and Socio-Cultural Formation in Eighteenth-Century England (1989).
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