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Challenging Western Music Superiority by Kevin Zhang is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses the common belief among Western scholars that Western art music is inherently superior to other musical traditions. It identifies three main assumptions underlying this belief: 1) that Western music is more closely linked to natural acoustic laws like the overtone series; 2) that it is more structurally complex; and 3) that it is more expressive and meaningful. However, the author argues that many non-Western musical systems can also claim natural foundations in acoustics and employ c
- Author
- Kevin Zhang
- Language
- EN