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Cultural evolution of music
- Source :
- Palgrave Communications, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The concept of cultural evolution was fundamental to the foundation of academic musicology and the subfield of comparative musicology, but largely disappeared from discussion after World War II, despite a recent resurgence of interest in cultural evolution in other fields. In this article, I draw on recent advances in the scientific understanding of cultural evolution to clarify persistent misconceptions about the roles of genes and progress in musical evolution and review literature relevant to musical evolution ranging from macroevolution of global song-style to microevolution of tune families. I also address criticisms regarding issues of musical agency, meaning, and reductionism, and highlight potential applications including music copyright, education, and sustainability. While cultural evolution will never explain all aspects of music in culture, it offers a useful theoretical framework for understanding diversity and change in the world’s music.
- Subjects :
- media_common.quotation_subject
Agency (philosophy)
Social anthropology
Musical
Macroevolution
050905 science studies
SocArXiv|Arts and Humanities|Music
lcsh:Social Sciences
03 medical and health sciences
Musicology
0302 clinical medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Sociology
Sociocultural evolution
General Psychology
media_common
General Arts and Humanities
05 social sciences
General Social Sciences
SocArXiv|Arts and Humanities
SocArXiv|Arts and Humanities|Music|Ethnomusicology
Music education
Epistemology
lcsh:H
bepress|Arts and Humanities|Music
bepress|Arts and Humanities|Music|Ethnomusicology
0509 other social sciences
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
bepress|Arts and Humanities
Diversity (politics)
Subjects
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- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Palgrave Communications, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2019)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....011244e613efee329eaa6d20c0280080