Music and the French enlightenment : Rameau and the philosophes in dialogue / Cynthia Verba.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verba, Cynthia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--France--18th century--History and criticism.

Music.

Music and science.

History.

Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.

France.

Music--Philosophy and aesthetics--History--18th century.

Music and science--History--18th century.

Music theory--History--18th century.

Music theory.

Enlightenment--France.

Enlightenment.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 196 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]

Summary:

Prompted by the controversial views of the composer-theorist Jean-Philippe Ramacau, the leading figures of the French Enlightenment engage in a vigorous philosophical debate about the nature of music. Their dialogue was one of extraordinary depth and richness, and dealt with some of the most fundamental issues of the French Enlightenment. In the newly revised edition of Music and the French Enlightenment, Cynthia Verba updates this fascinating story with the profile scholarship that has emerged since the book was first published. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 Rameau and Rousseau Launch the Debate 8

3 Music as Expressive Art: Rameau versus Rousseau on Expressive Means and Content 34

4 Music as Science: The Contribution of d'Alembert 56

5 Music as Art and Science: Changing Conceptualizations by Diderot, 1748-1760 79

6 Music as Art and Science: Changing Conceptualizations by Diderot, 1761-1771 97.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199381029

019938102X

OCLC:

964298168