Between composition and performance -- Composing : from Ursprung to Fassung letzter Hand -- Performing : the improvisation of preservation -- The Ergon with Energeia -- Being musical with the other
Summary
This book is an important contribution to the philosophy of music. Bruce Benson's concern is the phenomenology of music making as an activity. He offers a radical thesis that it is improvisation that is primary in the moment of music making. It will be a provocative read
