MPSG Online - Prof Aaron Ridley: Song as a Whole

The MPSG Committee comprises:Férdia Stone-Davis, ChairD﻿ominik R. Mitterer, SecretarySamuel Wilson, Events CoordinatorFriedlind Riedel, CommunicationsAlexander Douglas , EDI and CommunicationsAndrew Huddleston, TreasurerNaomi Waltham-Smith, Advisory MemberMartin Stokes, Senior Advisory MemberDerek Matravers, Senior Advisory Member

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Prof. Aaron Ridley will give his talk "Song as a Whole" as part of the RMA Music and Philosophy Study Group online series 2021.

The event will consist of a presentation lasting 45 minutes, and will be followed by 45 minutes of discussion time. Tickets are free, with a suggested donation of £2. Donations support our international activities, and help fund bursaries for junior scholars to attend our biannual conference. Aaron Ridley is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southampton. His research interests are mainly in aesthetics, particularly the philosophy of music, and in Nietzsche. Publications include The Philosophy of Music: Theme and Variations (Edinburgh University Press, 2004) and a number of articles on aesthetics and music for (among others) the British Journal of Aesthetics and the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism.Abstract Like many recent aestheticians, I find the view that song is a simple conjunction of words and music insufficiently holistic. Here, I defend a strong version of holism against several of the weaker varieties to be found in the literature, and argue that only the strong version is able to do justice to the character and value of song as a whole.We thank the Margaret Beaufort Institute, Cambridge, for the use of their Zoom account to host this series. If you have any questions, please email Hannah at hannahcapstickmusic@gmail.com or Matthew at m.pritchard1@leeds.ac.uk.

10th Conference of the RMA Music & Philosophy Study Group (9-10 July 2026)

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