Music as an Art
«Scruton fastidiously argues for tonality and expression as significant components of musical compositions in this enlightening academic work.»
Publishers Weekly
Music as an Art begins by examining music through a philosophical lens, engaging in discussions about tonality, music and the moral life, music and cognitive science and German idealism, as well as recalling the author’s struggle to encourage his students to distinguish the qualities of good music. Les mer
As Scruton argues in this book, in earlier times, our musical culture had secure foundations in the church, the concert hall and the home; in the ceremonies and celebrations of ordinary life, religion and manners. Yet we no longer live in that world. Fewer people now play instruments and music is, for many, a form of largely solitary enjoyment. As he shows in Music as an Art, we live at a critical time for classical music, and this book is an important contribution to the debate, of which we stand in need, concerning the place of music in Western civilization.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Bloomsbury Continuum
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 272
- ISBN
- 9781472955715
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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«Scruton fastidiously argues for tonality and expression as significant components of musical compositions in this enlightening academic work.»
Publishers Weekly
«This is as clear an argument for the value of Western classical music as one will find. Highly recommended.»
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