Introduction

Agency in Music, Agency in Mind

Social Affordances and Agency

Virtual Agency in the Social Mind

The Effect of Repeated Listening on Narrative and Agency

Social Cues through Rhythm and Meter in Johannes Brahms’s Sieben Fantasien Op. 116, No. 7: Capriccio

Range and Climax Expectations in Journey's "Don’t Stop Believin’"

Cadential Expectations and Expressive Agency in Lin-Manuel Miranda's "How Far I’ll Go" (Moana)

Formal Cues and Expectations in Cécile Chaminade’s Piano Sonata, Op. 21, I

Agency’s Place and Practice

Appendix A: Expectations, Rhythm, and Meter

Appendix B: Expectations for Range and Climax within Rock Music

Appendix C: Harmonic Syntax and Expectations

Appendix D: Formal Structure and Listener Expectation

About the Author

Cora S. Palfy is assistant professor of Music, Elon University, USA

Reviews

Musical Agency and the Social Listener offers refreshing and original perspective on music analysis. Weaving together insights from cognitive psychology and music analysis, Cora Palfy shows how many styles of music that imply gesture or movement invite listeners to experience expectations that may give rise to agential interpretations. Particularly notable is the variety of musical styles and composers she incorporates, including piano music by Johannes Brahms and Cécile Chaminade alongside songs by Journey and Lin-Manuel Miranda.Edward KlormanAssociate Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier II), McGill University, Canada

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