Every performance is a stage: musical stage theory as a novel account for the ontology of musical works
This paper defends Musical Stage Theory as a novel account of the ontology of musical works. Its main claim is that a musical work is a performance. The significance of this argument is twofold. First, it demonstrates the availability of an alternative, and ontologically tenable, view to well-establ...
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| description | This paper defends Musical Stage Theory as a novel account of the ontology of musical works. Its main claim is that a musical work is a performance. The significance of this argument is twofold. First, it demonstrates the availability of an alternative, and ontologically tenable, view to well-established positions in the current debate on musical metaphysics. Second, it shows how the revisionary approach of Musical Stage Theory actually provides a better account of the ontological status of musical works. |
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| spelling | nottingham-513202018-04-23T10:54:28Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51320/ Every performance is a stage: musical stage theory as a novel account for the ontology of musical works Moruzzi, Caterina This paper defends Musical Stage Theory as a novel account of the ontology of musical works. Its main claim is that a musical work is a performance. The significance of this argument is twofold. First, it demonstrates the availability of an alternative, and ontologically tenable, view to well-established positions in the current debate on musical metaphysics. Second, it shows how the revisionary approach of Musical Stage Theory actually provides a better account of the ontological status of musical works. Wiley 2018-03-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51320/1/Every%20Performance%20is%20a%20Stage_Moruzzi.pdf Moruzzi, Caterina (2018) Every performance is a stage: musical stage theory as a novel account for the ontology of musical works. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism . ISSN 1540-6245 (In Press) |
| spellingShingle | Moruzzi, Caterina Every performance is a stage: musical stage theory as a novel account for the ontology of musical works |
| title | Every performance is a stage: musical stage theory as a novel account for the ontology of musical works |
| title_full | Every performance is a stage: musical stage theory as a novel account for the ontology of musical works |
| title_fullStr | Every performance is a stage: musical stage theory as a novel account for the ontology of musical works |
| title_full_unstemmed | Every performance is a stage: musical stage theory as a novel account for the ontology of musical works |
| title_short | Every performance is a stage: musical stage theory as a novel account for the ontology of musical works |
| title_sort | every performance is a stage: musical stage theory as a novel account for the ontology of musical works |
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