Ridley's book is both an introduction to philosophy of music
generally and an introduction to an individual, pungently flavoured
philosophy of music. His arguments are lively and provocative, and
to boot, he writes like a dream. This is the kind of book that
reminds one why philosophy matters, especially as applied to the
things we love most.-Jerrold Levinson, professor of philosophy,
University of Maryland
This outstanding book provides new and distinctive approaches to
the five central topics of musical aesthetics: understanding,
representation, expression, performance and profundity. The central
theme is the failure of the orthodox view-that pieces of music are
more or less self-contained structures of sound-accounts for
important features of our musical experience, and explains why
music should matter to us.
Each chapter is built around a single musical work. Readers are
introduced to the main positions in the philosophy of music. Ridley
exposes and corrects the failure of the orthodox view and proposes
fresh solutions. Additionally, Ridley offers innovative approaches
to the philosophy of song, musical ontology, and to questions about
the value of music. P>Features
* Broad, accessible introductory overview to philosophy of
music
* Original and stimulating insights
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