Music as social life : the politics of participation
Thomas Turino (Author)
In 'Music as Social Life', Thomas Turino explores why it is that music and dance are so often at the centre of our most profound personal and social experiences
Print Book, English, 2008
The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2008
xviii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
9780226816975, 9780226816982, 0226816974, 0226816982
183610250
Music as Social Life
The Politics of ParticipationBy Thomas Turino
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
Copyright © 2008 The University of ChicagoAll right reserved.
ISBN: 978-0-226-81698-2
Contents
CD Track List............................................................................ixList of Figures..........................................................................xiiiPreface..................................................................................xvAcknowledgments..........................................................................xvii1 Introduction: Why Music Matters........................................................12 Participatory and Presentational Performance...........................................233 The Recording Fields: High Fidelity and Studio Audio Art...............................664 Habits of the Self, Identity, and Culture..............................................935 Participatory, Presentational, and High Fidelity Music in Zimbabwe.....................1226 Old-Time Music and Dance: Cultural Cohorts and Cultural Formations.....................1557 Music and Political Movements..........................................................1898 For Love or Money......................................................................225Glossary.................................................................................235References...............................................................................239Annotated Discography....................................................................247Index....................................................................................251
Excerpted from Music as Social Lifeby Thomas Turino Copyright © 2008 by The University of Chicago. Excerpted by permission.
All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
Excerpts are provided by Dial-A-Book Inc. solely for the personal use of visitors to this web site.
Accompanying compact disc includes musical selections supplementary to topics discussed in the book
Various performers on disc.