Music, Talent, and Performance: A Conservatory Cultural System ebook

by Henry Kingsbury

Music, Talent, and Performance is liberally spiced with anecdotes and examples that are pertinent to the points being made and that enhance the human interest and flow of the text as well.

Music, Talent, and Performance is liberally spiced with anecdotes and examples that are pertinent to the points being made and that enhance the human interest and flow of the text as well. Paul Haack, Music Educator's Journal " is more than a mere ethnography of a specialized institution. it goes beyond an examination of social organization and music, delving into the semiotics of esthetics and politics.

Henry Kingsbury (born 1943) is a pianist turned ethnomusicologist. He is notable for his book, Music, Talent, and Performance, an ethnographic study of an American conservatory of music

Henry Kingsbury (born 1943) is a pianist turned ethnomusicologist. He is notable for his book, Music, Talent, and Performance, an ethnographic study of an American conservatory of music. This book examines the social and cultural nature of musical talent, understood within the anthropological framework of such theorists as Emile Durkheim, . Evans-Pritchard, and Clifford Geertz

Author Henry Kingbury, a pianist and music educator turned anthropologist forgoes the traditional .

Author Henry Kingbury, a pianist and music educator turned anthropologist forgoes the traditional ethnomusicologist approach of looking at a non-Western musical culture to focus on the "field" of an American conservatory. Kingsbury offers an innovative anthropological analysis of the western notion of "talent" and its cultural character, noting that many non-western societies have no such concept.

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Music, Talent, and Performance : A Conservatory Cultural System. Through ethnomusicological study of a music conservatory, Prof. Kingsbury brought to western music scholars and lovers a widened concepts of music, music talent, and music performance. Music is much more than sound structure.

A provocative, perceptive study of the cultural dynamics of classical music in American society,Music, Talent, and music as a metaphor of the society in which it takes place. Author Henry Kingbury, a pianist and music educator turned anthropologist forgoes the traditional ethnomusicologist approach of looking at a non-Western musical culture to focus on the "field" of an American.

9781566398916 Music, Talent, and Performance. Conservatory Cultural System. Temple University Press.

Author Henry Kingsbury, a pianist and music educator turned anthropologist forgoes the traditional ethnomusicologist approach of looking at a non-Western musical culture to focus on the "field" of an American conservatory

Henry Kingsbury Music, Talent, and Performance: A Conservatory Cultural System. ISBN 13: 9780877225164. Music, Talent, and Performance: A Conservatory Cultural System.

A provocative, perceptive study of the cultural dynamics of classical music in American society, "Music, Talent, and Performance" describes music as a metaphor of the society in which it takes place. Author Henry Kingsbury, a conservatory-trained pianist and music educator turned anthropologist forgoes the traditional ethnomusicologist approach of looking at a non-Western musical culture to focus on the "field" of an American conservatory. The result is a penetrating look at the distinction between teaching music and the nurturing of musicality. Kingsbury offers an innovative anthropological analysis of the western notion of "talent" and its cultural character, noting that many non-western societies have no such concept. Furthermore, he examines various contexts in which music is produced, experienced, and evaluated. His discussion includes the dynamics of orchestra rehearsals in the conservatory, "master class" lessons with a distinguished performer-pedagogue, the ritual characteristics of solo recitals, and an interpretive analysis of stage fright. Ultimately, Kingsbury argues that music "is highly shifting and indeterminate in meaning, "a concept that has important implications for all interpreters of culture and for the artists themselves. Author note: Henry Kingsbury is a performing pianist and a Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology at Boston University.

Shakar

This book is an adapted version of the author's doctoral dissertation. Through ethnomusicological study of a music conservatory, Prof. Kingsbury brought to western music scholars and lovers a widened concepts of music, music talent, and music performance. Music is much more than sound structure. Music is also "constructed" by its social context. Comparing the book with the dissertation, the sequence of the chapters is a bit different. There are also some additions in the Temple University Press book version. It is a thought provoking book for ethnomusicologists, musicologists, anthropologists, and particularly western music lovers.

Berkohi

One could conceivably embark on several trajectories of inquiry as a means to review the complex issue of ethnomusicology. Sadly Kingsbury's work lacks any clear methodological point of departure and the reader is left with one big middle. The work has the core information and research needed for a great book but lacks a clear direction. Save your money do not buy this book!