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.
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