The Ontology of the Musical Work
Keywords:
Events, Identity, Intentional Object, Musical Work, Ontology
Abstract
Confronts certain puzzles raised about the nature and identity of the musical work, and dismisses these puzzles as unreal: either they concern the musical work itself, in which case they are puzzles about the metaphysical status of an intentional object, and therefore susceptible to an arbitrary solution, or they concern the sounds in which the work is heard, in which case they are simply special cases of the problems concerning the nature and identity of events.
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Strawson, P. F. (1974), «Aesthetic Appraisal and Works of Art». In: Freedom and Resentment and Other Essays. London, Methuen & Co. Ltd.
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Wolterstorff, N. (1994), «The Work of Making a Work of Music». In: P. Alperson (ed.), What is Music?: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Music. University Park, Pa: Penn State Press.
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2013-12-20
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Scruton, R. 2013. The Ontology of the Musical Work. Disputatio. 2, 3 (Dec. 2013), 25-50.
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