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Understanding music : philosophy and interpretation / Roger Scruton.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3853 .S27 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scruton, Roger.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
- Music.
- Physical Description:
- 244 pages : music ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Continuum, 2009.
- Summary:
- Following his celebrated book The Aesthetics of Music, Scruton explores the fundamental elements that constitute a great piece of music.>
- Contents:
- Part I: Aesthetics. Introduction
- Sounds
- Wittgenstein on music
- Movement
- Expression
- Rhythm
- Part II: Criticism. My Mozart
- Beethoven's Ninth symphony
- The trial of Richard Wagner
- A first shot at The ring
- True authority: Janáček, Schoenberg and us
- Thoughts on Szymanowski
- Why read Adorno?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781847065063
- 1847065066
- OCLC:
- 277204421
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