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The memetics of music : a neo-Darwinian view of musical structure and culture

by Steven Jan

This work examines musical structure through the lens of memetics, proposing that musical style and change are driven by the hierarchical organisation of memes within compositions.

Accession 7707 ISBN 9780754655947 Publisher Ashgate
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