Tia DeNora
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Tia DeNora is Professor of Sociology of Music and Director of Research, in the Department of Sociology/Philosophy at the University of Exeter
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and sociology
. She completed her PhD
in Sociology in 1989 at the University of California San Diego. From then until 1992, she worked at University of Wales Cardiff, where DeNora was a University of Wales
Fellow from 1989-1991. DeNora moved to Exeter
in 1992. DeNora was Chair of the European Sociological Association
Network on Sociology of the Arts from 1999–2001 and is a Vice President of the International Sociological Association
Research Committee on Sociology of the Arts. She was an elected member of the Council of the American Sociological Association
Section on Science, Knowledge and Technology from 1994–1997 and is currently on the Council of the American Sociological Association Culture Section (until 2008). With Pete Martin, she has co-edited the Manchester University Press
series, Music and Society.
rebutted Beethoven and the Construction of Genius in an article "Did Beethoven Have All the Luck?" in which he challenges DeNora's assumptions by insisting that we do indeed know many if not most of the works of Beethoven's contemporaries; that many have been analyzed, revived and recorded; and that they do not approach Beethoven's originality, breadth of thought, or structural sophistication.
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
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Biography
DeNora's undergraduate studies were in musicMusic
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
and sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
. She completed her PhD
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in Sociology in 1989 at the University of California San Diego. From then until 1992, she worked at University of Wales Cardiff, where DeNora was a University of Wales
University of Wales
The University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was...
Fellow from 1989-1991. DeNora moved to Exeter
Exeter
Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...
in 1992. DeNora was Chair of the European Sociological Association
European Sociological Association
The European Sociological Association is an academic association of sociologists and a non-profit Europe-wide association made up of over 700 members.-History:...
Network on Sociology of the Arts from 1999–2001 and is a Vice President of the International Sociological Association
International Sociological Association
International Sociological Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to scientific purposes in the field of sociology and social sciences...
Research Committee on Sociology of the Arts. She was an elected member of the Council of the American Sociological Association
American Sociological Association
The American Sociological Association , founded in 1905 as the American Sociological Society , is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline and profession of sociology by serving sociologists in their work and promoting their contributions to serve society.The ASA holds its...
Section on Science, Knowledge and Technology from 1994–1997 and is currently on the Council of the American Sociological Association Culture Section (until 2008). With Pete Martin, she has co-edited the Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press is the university press of the University of Manchester, England and a publisher of academic books and journals. Manchester University Press has developed into an international publisher...
series, Music and Society.
Publications
- Beethoven and the Construction of Genius: Musical Politics in Vienna 1792-1803, Berkley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press, 1995.
- Music in Everyday Life, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- After AdornoTheodor W. AdornoTheodor W. Adorno was a German sociologist, philosopher, and musicologist known for his critical theory of society....
: Rethinking Music Sociology, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. - Musical Consciousness, Poetics: Journal of Empirical Research on Literature, the Media and the Arts, 2001 (July), with W.R. Witkin, editor.
- (Honorable Mention, American Sociological Association Culture Section Book Prize, 2005)
Criticism
Pianist and musicologist Charles RosenCharles Rosen
Charles Rosen is an American pianist and author on music.-Life and career:In his youth he studied piano with Moriz Rosenthal. Rosenthal, born in 1862, had been a student of Franz Liszt...
rebutted Beethoven and the Construction of Genius in an article "Did Beethoven Have All the Luck?" in which he challenges DeNora's assumptions by insisting that we do indeed know many if not most of the works of Beethoven's contemporaries; that many have been analyzed, revived and recorded; and that they do not approach Beethoven's originality, breadth of thought, or structural sophistication.