| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 210 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Studies in jazz ; no. 57 |
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Studies in jazz ; no. 57.
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| Contents |
Introduction. Opposition -- The values of jazz. Individualism -- Interconnectedness -- Assertion -- Openness -- Freedom -- Responsibility -- Creativity -- Tradition -- The opposites of jazz. Individualism and interconnectedness -- Assertion and openness -- Freedom and responsibility -- Creativity and tradition -- The meaning of jazz. Is improvisation inferior to composition? -- Phenomenology and experience -- Existentialism -- The contradiction of perfection in jazz |
| Summary |
The Contradictions of Jazz examines four pairs of opposites in jazz-freedom and responsibility, creativity and tradition, individualism and interconnectedness, and assertion and openness-and explores their position and presence in jazz to create a humanistic and existential view of the genre |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202), discography (page 202) , filmography (page 202) , and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Jazz -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Jazz.
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Jazz -- Philosophy and aesthetics
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Jazz
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Musikästhetik
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008018975 |
| ISBN |
9780810862159 |
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0810862158 |
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1282499181 |
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9781282499188 |
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9786612499180 |
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6612499184 |
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