Description

This book shows how recent work in cognitive science, especially that developed by cognitive linguists and cognitive psychologists, can be used to explain how we understand music. The book focuses on three cognitive processes – categorization, cross-domain mapping, and the use of conceptual models – and explores the part these play in theories of musical organization.

CONTENTS

Introduction: Conceptualizing Music
Part 1
1 Categorization
2 Cross-Domain Mapping
3 Conceptual Models and Theories
Part 2
4 Categorization, Compositional Strategy and Musical Syntax
5 Cultural Knowledge and Musical Ontology
6 Words, Music, and Song: The Nineteenth Century Lied
7 Competing Models of Music: Theories of Musical Form and Hierarchy
Conclusion: Cognitive Structure, Theory, and Analysis