Who listens? Experience, cognition, and musical meaning (Bourne)

Authors

  • Caroline Curwen Durham University, UK

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56883/aijmt.2026.646

Keywords:

Musical meaning; Analogy and cognition; Listener diversity; Narrative listening; Embodied music cognition; Event segmentation; Music-evoked thought types.

Abstract

This is a review of the book "Who listens? Experience, cognition, and musical meaning" authored by Janet Bourne.

Title: Who listens? Experience, cognition and musical meaning. Author: Janet Bourne Publication year: 2025 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pages: 328 ISBN: 978-0197797174

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Published

2026-06-03

Issue

Vol. 18 (2026)

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Reviews

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Copyright (c) 2026 Caroline Curwen

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