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What is the relationship between music and time? How does musical rhythm express our social experience of time? In Groove: An Aesthetic of Measured Time, Mark Abel explains the rise to prominence in Western music of a new way of organising rhythm: groove. He provides a historical account of its emergence around the turn of the twentieth century, and analyses the musical components which make it work. Tracing the influence of key philosophical arguments about the nature of time on musical aesthetics, Mark Abel draws on materialist interpretations of art and culture to challenge those, like Adorno, who criticise popular music’s metrical regularity. He concludes that groove does not simply reflect the temporality of contemporary society, but, by incorporating abstract time into its very structure, is capable of effecting a critique of it. What Is The Relationship Between Music And Time? How Does Musical Rhythm Express Our Social Experience Of Time? In Groove: An Aesthetic Of Measured Time, Mark Abel Explains The Rise To Prominence In Western Music Of A New Way Of Organising Rhythm - Groove. He Provides A Historical Account Of Its Emergence Around The Turn Of The Twentieth Century, And Analyses The Musical Components Which Make It Work. Drawing On Materialist Interpretations Of Art And Culture, Mark Abel Engages With Aesthetic Arguments, Challenging In Particular Adorno's Critique Of Popular Music. He Concludes That Groove Does Not Simply Reflect The Temporality Of Contemporary Society, But, By Incorporating Abstract Time Into Its Very Structure, Is Capable Of Effecting A Critique Of It--provided By Publisher. Introduction: The Meaning Of Musical Time -- What Is 'groove'? -- Is Groove African? -- Bergsonism And Unmeasurable Time -- Schutz's 'vifid Present' And The Social Time Of Music -- Adorno And Reified Time -- Meter, Groove And The Times Of Capitalism -- History, Modernism, And The Time Of Music -- References -- Index. By Mark Abel. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 257-269) And Index. " What is the relationship between music and time? How does musical rhythm express our social experience of time? In Groove: An Aesthetic of Measured Time, Mark Abel explains the rise to prominence in Western music of a new way of organising rhythm - groove. He provides a historical account of its emergence around the turn of the twentieth century, and analyses the musical components which make it work. Drawing on materialist interpretations of art and culture, Mark Abel engages with aesthetic arguments, challenging in particular Adorno's critique of popular music. He concludes that groove does not simply reflect the temporality of contemporary society, but, by incorporating abstract time into its very structure, is capable of effecting a critique of it"--Provided by publisher. "What is the relationship between music and time? How does musical rhythm express our social experience of time? In Groove: An Aesthetic of Measured Time, Mark Abel explains the rise to prominence in Western music of a new way of organising rhythm - groove. He provides a historical account of its emergence around the turn of the twentieth century, and analyses the musical components which make it work. Drawing on materialist interpretations of art and culture, Mark Abel engages with aesthetic arguments, challenging in particular Adorno's critique of popular music. He concludes that groove does not simply reflect the temporality of contemporary society, but, by incorporating abstract time into its very structure, is capable of effecting a critique of it"--Résumé de l'éditeur What is the relationship between music and time? How does musical rhythm express our social experience of time? In this book, Mark Abel explains the rise to prominence in Western music of a new way of organising rhythm - groove. He provides a historical account of its emergence around the turn of the twentieth century, and analyses the musical components which make it work.0Drawing on materialist interpretations of art and culture, Mark Abel engages with aesthetic arguments, challenging in particular Adorno's critique of popular music. He concludes that groove does not simply reflect the temporality of contemporary society, but, by incorporating abstract time into its very structure, is capable of effecting a critique of it People often talk about the groove of music, but what is it, and what does it mean? Why has groove-based music come to dominate in the West and increasingly across the world?