Understanding music
philosophy and interpretation
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Word Count
61,000 words, Guess
Page Count
244 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveunderstandingmus00scru
- ISBN-101847065066
- ISBN-139781847065063
- Library of Congress Control Number2009543059
- OCLC Control Number277204421
and 2 more
- Better World Books9781847065063
- Open LibraryOL23878004M
Classifications
- LCCML3853 .S27 2009
- LCCML3845 .S27 2009
- LCCML3853
Description
"Roger Scruton's book, The Aesthetics of Music, published in 1997, set a new standard of rigour and seriousness in the philosophy of music. Now, with these wide-ranging essays on all aspects of the theory and practice of music, Scruton fills in the picture outlined in the previous work, and shows the significance of music as an expression of the moral life." "Besides studies of individual composers and compositions, Understanding Music presents a powerful encomium of the Western classical tradition, a wide-ranging study of rhythm and its significance, and a defence of the American song-book against the ravings of Adorno. The book will appeal both to specialists in philosophy and musicology and also to the ordinary music lover, who wishes to find the deeper meaning of this mysterious art."--Jacket.
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