Bernhard Steinbrecher
Biographic Data
| ID | 1602743 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bernhard Steinbrecher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bernhard |
| FAMILY NAME | Steinbrecher |
| SIGNATURE | STEINBRECHER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universität Innsbruck |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3176-1788 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
“They’re Scared of Becoming Creatively Impotent”
This article examines the role of music theory in rock musicians’ discourses about creative and other work processes. With a focus on Anglo-American and German-speaking contexts, this study analyzes various statements, descriptions, and recollections extracted from a diverse range of media sources. The findings highlight the broad variety of perspectives on the ambivalent relationship between music making and the idea of theoretical reflection. W…
On the de-dichotomisation of the mainstream idea
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“I Can’t Read Music”
This article introduces popular musical discourse on music theory with the example of rock music in the Anglo-American and German-speaking realms. First, it sets out the research field and suggests the need to more strongly highlight the discursive role of music theory in relation to the entities that gravitate around it. The specific focus is on rock musicians’ legitimization practices regarding the lack of theoretical knowledge, particularly of…
That’s the Kind of Music You Hear on the Subway without Headphones!”
This article provides a sociocultural and musicological perspective on the question of how and whereby adolescents in Vienna negotiate their musical preferences and rejections. At the core of the article is the analysis of group discussions which were conducted with 16- to 18-year-old students. The study illustrates the complexity of popular music’s integration in young people’s frameworks of knowledge and discusses how their approaches are guide…
Musical Nuances and the Aesthetic Experience of Popular Music Hooks
This article discusses the concept of musical nuances from a process-oriented perspective, with a particular emphasis on the aesthetic experience of hooks in Western popular music. First, the text elaborates on the particularities of nuances from the perspective of cognitive psychology. Second, it highlights their importance for musical interpretation, characterization, memorization, and valuation. Third, it critically reflects on analytical appr…
Mainstream popular music research
This article reviews studies that examine internationally circulating music which has reached the upper echelon of all-genre single charts in the 21st century. The examinations will be used as examples for the analysis of sonic aesthetics that are embedded in a particular frame of cultural debate, which the article conceptualises as 'mainstream popular music'. The research field is then mapped and discussed with regard to prevailing objectives, m…
Musikhören im Zeitalter Web 2.0. Theoretische Grundlagen und empirische Befunde/Music Listening in the Web 2.0 Age. Theoretical Principles and Empirical Findings
"Musikhören im Zeitalter Web 2.0. Theoretische Grundlagen und empirische Befunde/Music Listening in the Web 2.0 Age. Theoretical Principles and Empirical Findings." Popular Music and Society, 41(5), pp. 574–575
Mainstream popular music research
This article reviews studies that examine internationally circulating music which has reached the upper echelon of all-genre single charts in the 21st century. The examinations will be used as examples for the analysis of sonic aesthetics that are embedded in a particular frame of cultural debate, which the article conceptualises as 'mainstream popular music'. The research field is then mapped and discussed with regard to prevailing objectives, m…
Musical Nuances and the Aesthetic Experience of Popular Music Hooks
This article discusses the concept of musical nuances from a process-oriented perspective, with a particular emphasis on the aesthetic experience of hooks in Western popular music. First, the text elaborates on the particularities of nuances from the perspective of cognitive psychology. Second, it highlights their importance for musical interpretation, characterization, memorization, and valuation. Third, it critically reflects on analytical appr…
That’s the Kind of Music You Hear on the Subway without Headphones!”
This article provides a sociocultural and musicological perspective on the question of how and whereby adolescents in Vienna negotiate their musical preferences and rejections. At the core of the article is the analysis of group discussions which were conducted with 16- to 18-year-old students. The study illustrates the complexity of popular music’s integration in young people’s frameworks of knowledge and discusses how their approaches are guide…
Musikhören im Zeitalter Web 2.0. Theoretische Grundlagen und empirische Befunde/Music Listening in the Web 2.0 Age. Theoretical Principles and Empirical Findings
"Musikhören im Zeitalter Web 2.0. Theoretische Grundlagen und empirische Befunde/Music Listening in the Web 2.0 Age. Theoretical Principles and Empirical Findings." Popular Music and Society, 41(5), pp. 574–575
That’s the Kind of Music You Hear on the Subway without Headphones!”
This article provides a sociocultural and musicological perspective on the question of how and whereby adolescents in Vienna negotiate their musical preferences and rejections. At the core of the article is the analysis of group discussions which were conducted with 16- to 18-year-old students. The study illustrates the complexity of popular music’s integration in young people’s frameworks of knowledge and discusses how their approaches are guide…
Musical Nuances and the Aesthetic Experience of Popular Music Hooks
This article discusses the concept of musical nuances from a process-oriented perspective, with a particular emphasis on the aesthetic experience of hooks in Western popular music. First, the text elaborates on the particularities of nuances from the perspective of cognitive psychology. Second, it highlights their importance for musical interpretation, characterization, memorization, and valuation. Third, it critically reflects on analytical appr…
Mainstream popular music research
This article reviews studies that examine internationally circulating music which has reached the upper echelon of all-genre single charts in the 21st century. The examinations will be used as examples for the analysis of sonic aesthetics that are embedded in a particular frame of cultural debate, which the article conceptualises as 'mainstream popular music'. The research field is then mapped and discussed with regard to prevailing objectives, m…
“I Can’t Read Music”
This article introduces popular musical discourse on music theory with the example of rock music in the Anglo-American and German-speaking realms. First, it sets out the research field and suggests the need to more strongly highlight the discursive role of music theory in relation to the entities that gravitate around it. The specific focus is on rock musicians’ legitimization practices regarding the lack of theoretical knowledge, particularly of…
“They’re Scared of Becoming Creatively Impotent”
This article examines the role of music theory in rock musicians’ discourses about creative and other work processes. With a focus on Anglo-American and German-speaking contexts, this study analyzes various statements, descriptions, and recollections extracted from a diverse range of media sources. The findings highlight the broad variety of perspectives on the ambivalent relationship between music making and the idea of theoretical reflection. W…
On the de-dichotomisation of the mainstream idea
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Art (5 works) · Music History and Culture (5 works) · Visual arts (5 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Diverse Music Education Insights (4 works) · Musical (4 works) · Popular music (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Mainstream (3 works) · Neuroscience and Music Perception (3 works)