Musical performance: a philosophical study

Stan Godlovitch9780415191289, 0415191289

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.