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The memetics of music : a neo-Darwinian view of musical structure and culture

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The memetics of music : a neo-Darwinian view of musical structure and culture / Steven Jan.
Author
Jan, Steven B., 1965-
Publication
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007.

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xvi, 278 p. : ill., music; 24 cm.
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Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-268) and index.
Contents
Introduction : biological and socio-cultural evolution -- Memory, replication and style : memes in music I -- Replicating sonorities, replicating hierarchies : memes in music II -- Evolutionary dynamics : the selfish musical meme -- Cumulative selection and the evolution of large-scale design in music -- Memetics and musical analysis : issues and methodologies -- Conclusion : towards the memetics of music.
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JME 07-989
ISBN
  • 0754655946 (alk. paper)
  • 9780754655947 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2006101545
OCLC
77503974
Author
Jan, Steven B., 1965-
Title
The memetics of music : a neo-Darwinian view of musical structure and culture / Steven Jan.
Imprint
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-268) and index.
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JME 07-989
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