| Musical Worlds: New Directions in the Philosophy of Music Contributor(s): Alperson, Philip (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0271017694 ISBN-13: 9780271017693 Publisher: Penn State University Press OUR PRICE: $38.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1998 Annotation: A state-of-the-art collection of essays in philosophical thinking about the practice of music. This volume, reproducing a special issue of The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism on "The Philosophy of Music" (Winter 1994) with a revised introduction and two new articles, is distinguished by its breadth of content, diversity of approaches, and clarity of argument, which should make it useful for classroom teaching. The topics covered include musical representation, the expression of feeling in music, the metaphysics of operatic speech and song, musical understanding, musical composition, feminist music theory, music and politics, music and racial identity, music in non-Western cultures, and the ontological implications of recording technology for rock music. The approaches used are philosophical, historical, social and political, feminist, and ethnomusicological. The book includes discussions of a great many styles and historical periods of music, from ancient Greek music and music theory to instrumental and operatic music in the Western classical tradition, Persian music, music of the Blackfoot Indians, rock and the blues, and the avant-garde compositions and performances of John Cage. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Instruction & Study - Theory - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Music | Ethnomusicology |
| Dewey: 781.1 |
| LCCN: 97033027 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 7.06" W x 9.93" (0.89 lbs) 196 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume, reproducing a special issue of The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism on The Philosophy of Music (Winter 1994) with a revised introduction and two new articles, is distinguished by its breadth of content, diversity of approaches, and clarity of argument, which should make it useful for classroom teaching. The topics covered include musical representation, the expression of feeling in music, the metaphysics of operatic speech and song, musical understanding, musical composition, feminist music theory, music and politics, music and racial identity, music in non-Western cultures, and the ontological implications of recording technology for rock music. The approaches used are philosophical, historical, social and political, feminist, and ethnomusicological. The book includes discussions of a great many styles and historical periods of music, from ancient Greek music and music theory to instrumental and operatic music in the Western classical tradition, Persian music, music of the Blackfoot Indians, rock and the blues, and the avant-garde compositions and performances of John Cage. The contributors, all eminent scholars in the field, are Philip Alperson, No l Carroll, Stephen Davies, Claire Detels, John Andrew Fisher, Lydia Goehr, Peter Kivy, Jerrold Levinson, James Manns, Bruno Nettl, Jenefer Robinson, Joel Rudinow, G ran S rbom, Francis Sparshott, and Kendall Walton. |
Contributor Bio(s): Alperson, Philip: - Philip A. Alperson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Louisville and editor of The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. |