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Metaphors of Depth in German Musical Thought - From E. T. A. Hoffmann to Arnold Schoenberg (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R2,786
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Metaphors of Depth in German Musical Thought - From E. T. A. Hoffmann to Arnold Schoenberg (Hardcover, New): Holly Watkins

Metaphors of Depth in German Musical Thought - From E. T. A. Hoffmann to Arnold Schoenberg (Hardcover, New)

Holly Watkins

Series: New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism

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What does it mean to say that music is deeply moving? Or that music's aesthetic value derives from its deep structure? This study traces the widely employed trope of musical depth to its origins in German-language music criticism and analysis. From the Romantic aesthetics of E. T. A. Hoffmann to the modernist theories of Arnold Schoenberg, metaphors of depth attest to the cross-pollination of music with discourses ranging from theology, geology and poetics to psychology, philosophy and economics. The book demonstrates that the persistence of depth metaphors in musicology and music theory today is an outgrowth of their essential role in articulating and transmitting Germanic cultural values. While musical depth metaphors have historically served to communicate German nationalist sentiments, Watkins shows that an appreciation for the broad connotations of those metaphors opens up exciting new avenues for interpretation.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism
Release date: September 2011
First published: August 2011
Authors: Holly Watkins
Dimensions: 255 x 183 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 350
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-01091-8
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > General
Books > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General
Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > General
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LSN: 1-107-01091-8
Barcode: 9781107010918

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