Every performance is a stage: musical stage theory as a novel account for the ontology of musical works

Moruzzi, Caterina

Abstract

This paper defends Musical Stage Theory as a novel account of the ontology of musical works. Its main claim is that a musical work is a performance. The significance of this argument is twofold. First, it demonstrates the availability of an alternative, and ontologically tenable, view to well-established positions in the current debate on musical metaphysics. Second, it shows how the revisionary approach of Musical Stage Theory actually provides a better account of the ontological status of musical works.

Citation

Moruzzi, C. (2018). Every performance is a stage: musical stage theory as a novel account for the ontology of musical works. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, https://doi.org/10.1111/jaac.12579

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 3, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Aug 1, 2018
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2018
• Deposit Date: Apr 23, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 20, 2018
• Journal: Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
• Print ISSN: 0021-8529
• Electronic ISSN: 1540-6245
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jaac.12579
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/918732
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jaac.12579