A Sound Track of Your Life”
Music in Contemporary Uk Funerals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13627997 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sue Adamson (corresponding author), Margaret Holloway (0009-0005-8566-4643, University of Hull) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33-54 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/om.65.1.c |
| PMID | 22852420 |
| OpenAlex | W2082456619 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 29 |
This article considers the role that music plays in contemporary UK funerals and the meaning that the funeral music has for bereaved families. It is based on findings from a recently completed study of 46 funerals funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council. Music contributes to the public ceremony and the personal existential quest of the bereaved. It is important to both the content and process of the contemporary funeral, an event of deep cultural significance in our response as individuals and communities to death and the loss of a significant relationship. There is evidence that for many people, the music chosen and used also evokes and conveys their spirituality. Spirituality may not be intrinsic to the music but spiritual experience may result from the meaning that the music has for that particular person
Aesthetics · Art · Ceremony · Existentialism · Meaning (existential · Political science · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Spirituality · The arts · Visual arts · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Law · Medicine · Music Therapy and Health · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,62 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |