{"product_id":"foundations-of-musical-grammar-hardcover","title":"Foundations of Musical Grammar - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence M. Zbikowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, music theorists have been increasingly eager to incorporate findings from the science of human cognition and linguistics into their methodology. In the culmination of a vast body of research undertaken since his influential and award-winning \u003cem\u003eConceptualizing Music\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP 2002), Lawrence M. Zbikowski puts forward \u003cem\u003eFoundations of Musical Grammar\u003c\/em\u003e, an ambitious and broadly encompassing account on the foundations of musical grammar based on our current understanding of human cognitive capacities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMusical grammar is conceived of as a species of construction grammar, in which grammatical elements are form-function pairs. Zbikowski proposes that the basic function of music is to provide sonic analogs for dynamic processes that are important in human cultural interactions. He focuses on three such processes: those concerned with the emotions, the spontaneous gestures that accompany speech, and the patterned movement of dance. Throughout the book, Zbikowski connects cognitive research with music theory for an interdisciplinary audience, presenting detailed musical analyses and summaries of the basic elements of musical grammar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLawrence M. Zbikowski is Professor of Music at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1993. His research focuses on the application of research in cognitive science to the theory and analysis of music. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eConceptualizing Music: Cognitive Structure, Theory, and Analysis \u003c\/em\u003e(2002). In 2010-11 he held a fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies and was also Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at McGill University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.3 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53099881660723,"sku":"9780190653637","price":123.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Q1hvWmI5emVSTFN0QnAvS2crL2RTZz09.webp?v=1772481302","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/foundations-of-musical-grammar-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}