Intents and Purposes: Philosophy and the Aesthetics of Improvisation

by Eric Lewis and Eric Lewis

How do we define improvised music? What is the relationship of highly improvised performances to the work they are performances of? How do we decide what are the important parts of an improvised musical work? In Intents and Purposes, Eric Lewis uses a series of case studies to challenge assumptions about what defines a musical work and musical performance, seeking to go beyond philosophical and aesthetic templates from Western classical music...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472131303
• ISBN13: 9780472131303
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"