Cultural evolution of music
Abstract
The concept of cultural evolution was fundamental to the foundation of academic musicology and the subfield of comparative musicology, but largely disappeared from discussion after World War II despite a recent resurgence of interest in cultural evolution in other fields. I draw on recent advances in the scientific understanding of cultural evolution to clarify persistent misconceptions about the roles of genes and progress in musical evolution,...
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Title
Cultural evolution of music
Published Date
Feb 12, 2019
Journal
Volume
5
Issue
1
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