Cultural evolution of music

Dados Bibliográficos

ID5776430
AutoresPatrick E Savage (0000-0001-6996-7496, Keio University Shonan Fujisawa, autor correspondente)
Ano2019
Volume5
Fascículo1
Data de publicação2019-02-12
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPalgrave Communications (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2055-1045 • E-ISSN: 2055-1045
EditoraPalgrave Macmillan (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1057/s41599-019-0221-1
OpenAlexW2912128212
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas22
Referências citadas102

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, and review literature relevant to musical evolution ranging from macroevolution of global song-style to microevolution of tune families. I also address criticisms regarding issues of musical agency, meaning, and reductionism, and highlight potential applications including music education and copyright. While cultural evolution will never explain all aspects of music, it offers a useful theoretical framework for understanding diversity and change in the world's music

Evolutionism · Macroevolution · Microevolution · Reductionism · Language and cultural evolution · Music and Audio Processing · Neuroscience and Music Perception