Description |
xvi, 243 p. : music ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-237) and index. |
Contents |
I. History. Mainwaring's Handel : its relation to British aesthetics -- Herbert Spencer and a musical dispute -- II. Opera and film. Handel's operas : the form of feeling and the problem of appreciation -- Anti-Semitism in Meistersinger? -- Speech, song, and the transparency of medium : on operatic metaphysics -- Music in the movies : a philosophical inquiry -- III. Performance. On the historically informed performance -- Ars perfecta : toward perfection in musical performance? -- IV. Interpretation. Another go at the meaning of music : Koopman, Davies, and the meaning of "meaning" -- Another go at musical profundity : Stephen Davies and the game of chess -- From ideology to music : Leonard Meyer's theory of style change -- Sibley's last paper -- In defense of musical representation : music, representation, and the hybrid arts -- Music, language, and cognition : which doesn't belong? |
Subject |
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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Music -- Psychological aspects.
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Cognition.
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Music and language.
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ISBN |
0199217653 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0199217661 (alk. paper) |
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9780199217663 (alk. paper) |
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9780199217656 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Standard No. |
AU@ 000041249011 |
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NZ1 11212179 |
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IG# 9780199217663 |
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