Building on the idea, first articulated by Susanne Langer, that
passages of music symbolize emotions and other conscious states,
Addis advances an entirely new account of the nature of this
representation. He maintains that the unique bond joining music and
feelings is based on a previously unnoticed affinity between
consciousness and sound. He also provides an extended discussion of
Freud's theory of dream symbolism, to show how unconscious
awareness plays a critical role in our experience of music.
Addis, a philosopher who has been a composer and who also plays
orchestral double bass, closes with reflections on the current
state of classical music and on the sentiments aroused by music as
distinguished from those depicted by it. Combining a scholar's
insight with a musician's sensibility, he makes an engaging and
convincing statement that will help readers comprehend music's
importance in human affairs.
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