Musical Performance: A Philosophical Study

Philosophy in Review
"...a fine, thought-provoking book...will be read with profit by anyone interested in philosophical aesthetics, music, or the philosophy of technology."


Alex Neill, University of St. Andrews
"An impressive piece of work which represents an original and imaginative contribution to aesthetics and the philosophy of music."


Choice - May 1999
"This is a notable book, a clear and persuasive synthesis of old and new perspectives on some vital matters."


Aaron Ridley, University of Southampton
"This is the best philosophical treatment of musical performance that I have seen."


Book Description
Musical Performance considers music from the vantage point of active music-making. Stan Godlovitch brings philosophical insight to the issue that most of us now listen to music that is "ready-made"--recorded and replayed for us at our convenience and completely separated from its actual performance. Godlovitch addresses the performance aspects of music, rather than from composer or audience perspective. This book evaluates traditional musical performance and asks where its unique value lies.


About the Author
Stan Godlovitch is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Lincoln University, New Zealand. He co-edited one of the first collections on animal rights, Animals, Men and Morals (1971), which is still in print.


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