The memetics of music : a neo-Darwinian view of musical structure and culture /
Steven Jan.
- xvi, 278 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-268) and index.
Introduction : biological and socio-cultural evolution -- Memory, replication and style : memes in music I -- Replicating sonorities, replicating hierarchies : memes in music II -- Evolutionary dynamics : the selfish musical meme -- Cumulative selection and the evolution of large-scale design in music -- Memetics and musical analysis : issues and methodologies -- Conclusion: towards the memetics of music.