THEORY AS MINDSET AND AS TEXT: SOME OBSERVATIONS.

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  • Author(s): Dubiel, Joseph
  • Source:
    Perspectives of New Music. Summer2005/Winter2006, Vol. 43/44 Issue 2/1, p160-176. 17p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      MUSIC theory; MUSIC; THEORY; BORETZ, Benjamin; COMPOSERS
    • Abstract:
      The article analyzes music theory as mindset and as text. Verbal and other symbolic representation are some of the characteristics that a theory must have to be able to be called a mindset. It also discusses problems of composer Benjamin Boretz with music theorizing. It describes the attributes of uses of texts.