Musical Ontology
Works, Versions, and Lineages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9467992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Alward (0000-0003-2612-8582, University of Saskatchewan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 445-459 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Aesthetics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0904 • E-ISSN: 1468-2842 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/aesthj/ayad040 |
| OpenAlex | W4396918716 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
In this paper, I develop a novel account of musical works according which they are situated heir lines, consisting of actual and possible work-versions that are situated in specific musical-historical contexts. And I argue that this account offers a better explanation of three core phonenomena - musical multiplicity, musical flexibility, and musical audibility - than its competitors. Finally, I introduce the broader category of musical lineages - sequences of work-versions each of which has evolved in certain ways from its predecessors - and argue that musical works can be viewed as lineages that are initiated by the requisite sorts of compositional intentions and whose constituent work-versions must satisfy standards of similarity from their original contexts of composition
Art · Epistemology · Musical · Ontology · Visual arts · Computer Science · Diverse Musicological Studies · Music and Audio Processing · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |