"why Classical Music Is Still Important," Translation And Research

Why Classical Music is Still Matters is written by an American scholar,LawrenceKramer.For purposes of this book,the term classical music refers to a specific body ofnontheatrical music produced since the eighteenth century with one aim in view:to belistened to.It is a book that treat classical,music as a living art that still has much tocontribution to the art of living.The author affirms the value of classical music byrevealing what its values:the beliefs,attitudes,and meanings with so New-musicologytheory.Subjectivity is the core of this book.The different academic background andmethods of thinking in the problems that why classical music still matters can makesome difference between westerners and ours.This book causes some concern in theWest after its publication in America,yet it is still know by few people in our countryand there is so far no Chinese transition version.Take this opportunity,my thesis is basedon the transition,analysis and research of this book,meanwhile I hope try to obtain thetheory and views of Lawrence Kramer in the book.Finally,it may inspire classical musiclovers and scholars,it can also make further promotion on Chinese music work.