Author/Editor		Dragoš, Srečo
Title		Socialni vidik glasbe: opombe h knjigi Rajka Muršiča neubesedljive zvočne igre
Translated title		The social aspect of music: notes to Rajko Muršič the unwordable play of sounds
Type		članek
Source		Soc Delo
Vol. and No.		Letnik 34, št. 2
Publication year		1995
Volume		str. 149-57
Language		slo
Abstract		The author discusses the possibilities of rethinking, requestioning and pointing out that which is in various ways presumed in all theoretical considerations of the phenomenon of music. He refers to the three fundamental emphases articulated in Rajko Muršič' book (presented in detail in this article), i.e.: it is not productive to limit oneself to one theory; it may be productive to step down from philosophy to anthropology when discussing music; the specificness of musical expression is precisely in the book's title: the unwordable play of sounds. The phenomenon of music may thus be approached only through the avoidance of (especially theoretical) presumptions, with a suitable method, and by taking into account the specificity of the object of our questioning. This leads us to conclude that there is no music "by itself" and that it may only be understood in terms of social interaction - which, however, differs considerably from the emphases laid by Muršič.
Descriptors		MUSIC SOCIAL VALUES ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL