{"product_id":"who-needs-classical-music-cultural-choice-and-musical-value-9780199755424","title":"Who Needs Classical Music?: Cultural Choice and Musical Value","description":"Praised in \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e as \"heartfelt and finely reasoned...wise, perceptive and inspiring,\" \u003cem\u003eWho Needs Classical Music?\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fresh and balanced defense of the value of classical music in contemporary culture. Challenging the many cultural critics who contend that the division between \"high\" and \"low\" art is an artificial one, that Beethoven's Ninth and \"Blue Suede Shoes\" are equally valuable, Julian Johnson counters that music is more than just \"a matter of taste.\" Music can provide entertainment or simply serve as background noise. Classical music, he suggests, is shaped by its claim to function as art. It is distinguished by a self-conscious attention to its own materials and their formal patterning. Far from being irrelevant today, Johnson argues, classical music continues to offer rich and engaging insights into our experience of modern life. The paperback edition includes a new preface from the author, bringing his argument up to date. \u003cem\u003eWho Needs Classical Music?\u003c\/em\u003e will\u003cbr\u003estimulate readers to reflect on their own investment (or lack of it) in music and art of all kinds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julian Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199755424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulian Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London. He was awarded the Dent Medal of the Royal Musical Association for \"outstanding contributions to musicology.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40776894021747,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":55.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_59bc4caa-1a31-4c3c-862e-b146170a657b.jpg?v=1680271008","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/who-needs-classical-music-cultural-choice-and-musical-value-9780199755424","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}