2006/03/01 by Philip Auslander
Arts and Humanities · #Diverse Musicological Studies #Music History and Culture #Musicology and Musical Analysis
paper · doi:10.1162/dram.2006.50.1.100
openalex publication_date 2006/03/01 · openalex created_date 2022/05/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Although traditional musicology has undergone a “performative turn” in recent years, musicologists still tend to privilege text over performance. The micro-sociology of Erving Goffman offers a framework for a comprehensive overview of how musicians use aspects of musical performance as the means of constructing and communicating their musical personae.