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

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

Music and science.

Music theory--History--18th century.

Music theory.

Enlightenment--France.

Enlightenment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

Around the middle of the eighteenth century, the leading figures of the French Enlightenment engaged in a philosophical debate about the nature of music, prompted by the controversial views of the composer-theorist Jean-Philippe Rameau. 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 prolific scholarship that has emerged since the book was first published.

Contents:

Introduction

Rameau and Rousseau launch the debate

Music as expressive art : Rameau versus Rousseau on expressive means and content

Music as science : the contribution of d'Alembert

Music as art and science : changing conceptualizations by Diderot, 1748-1760

Music as art and science : changing conceptualizations by Diderot, 1761-1771.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-063326-3

0-19-938104-6

0-19-938103-8