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Understanding music : philosophy and interpretation / Roger Scruton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scruton, Roger, author.
- Series:
- Bloomsbury revelations.
- Bloomsbury revelations
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
- Music.
- Music--Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (242 pages)
- Edition:
- Bloomsbury revelations edition.
- Distribution:
- London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
- Summary:
- The book is split into two parts, the first is devoted to the aesthetics and theory of music and the second consists of critical studies of individual composers, thinkers and works including essays on Mozart, Wagner, Beethoven's Ninth, Janácek & Schoenberg, Szymanowski and Adorno. Understanding Music will appeal to specialists in philosophy and musicology and also to music lovers who wish to find deeper meaning in this mysterious art.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Part I
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Sounds
- 3 Wittgenstein on music
- 4 Movement
- 5 Expression
- 6 Rhythm
- Part II
- 7 My Mozart
- 8 Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
- 9 The trial of Richard Wagner
- 10 A first shot at The Ring
- 11 True Authority: Janacek, Schoenberg and us
- 12 Thoughts on Szymanowski
- 13 Why read Adorno?
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Originally published: London: Continuum, 2009.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-234) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781474270199
- 1474270190
- 9781474270182
- 1474270182
- 9781474270205
- 1474270204
- OCLC:
- 1201426434
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