Of Birds, Whales, and Other Musicians
An Introduction to Zoömusicology
Distributed for University of Scranton Press
Dario Martinelli’s compact and enjoyable treatise on zoömusicology, Of Birds, Whales and Other Musicians introduces musicologists, biologists, social scientists, and philosophers to a new theoretical model for studying how animal behavioral patterns relate to sound communication. Organized by musical trait rather than animal species, and drawing upon the work of such esteemed philosophers as Umberto Eco, Charles Sanders Peirce, and Thomas Sebeok, Martinelli’s analyses redefine the boundaries surrounding music and help readers—scholars and amateurs alike—to appreciate the relationship between animals and musicological exchanges.
Foreword
A Premise and a Promise
Introduction
The idea of zoomusicology
Relatives and friends of zoomusicology
Whose music is this? The etic and emic approaches
Transpecific and species-specific features
The case for anthropomorphism
Martinelli’s Canon?
Three Steps Towards Music
Zoosemiotics of lying
Zoosemiotics of playing
Zoosemiotics of aesthetics
Zoosemiotics of lying, playing, and aesthetics
Art in nonhuman animals
Music: yes-no or more-less?
Bias to avoid
Some respectful remarks on Mache
Semiotic functions of music
Zoomusicological universals
Conclusions
References
Index
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