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Groove - (Historical Materialism) by Mark Abel (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Groove - (Historical Materialism) by Mark Abel (Paperback)

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  • What is the relationship between music and time?
  • About the Author: Mark Abel teaches on the humanities programme at the University of Brighton, UK.
  • 268 Pages
  • Philosophy, Aesthetics
  • Series Name: Historical Materialism

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In this engaging and original book Abel explains the rise to prominence in Western Music of a new rhythm: Groove.



Book Synopsis



What is the relationship between music and time? How does musical rhythm express our social experience of time? In Groove: An Aesthetic of Measured Time, Mark Abel explains the rise to prominence in Western music of a new way of organizing rhythm groove. He provides a historical account of its emergence around the turn of the twentieth century, and analyses the musical components that make it work.

Drawing on materialist interpretations of art and culture, Mark Abel engages with aesthetic arguments, challenging in particular Adorno's critique of popular music. He concludes that groove does not simply reflect the temporality of contemporary society, but, by incorporating abstract time into its very structure, is capable of effecting a critique of it.



About the Author



Mark Abel teaches on the humanities programme at the University of Brighton, UK. He has also worked extensively as music lecturer and jazz educator and is a performing saxophonist and pianist

Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .9 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 268
Genre: Philosophy
Sub-Genre: Aesthetics
Series Title: Historical Materialism
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Mark Abel
Language: English
Street Date: February 9, 2016
TCIN: 1012951870
UPC: 9781608464845
Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-9260
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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