The Spheres of Music - A Gathering of Essays (Paperback, 2nd Ed.)

Leonard B. Meyer's writings on the theory, history, perception, and aesthetics of music have inspired and provoked generations of readers. "The Spheres of Music" makes available a selection of his most important essays (originally published between 1974 and 1998). Gathering them together in one volume not only enables the essays to "converse" with and illuminate each other, but also allows Meyer to revise, recant, and comment on the ideas they present.
With the same sensitive insight and searching intelligence he has exhibited throughout his career, Meyer transcends the boundaries that so often separate fields of inquiry. "The Spheres of Music" joins music theory to history, history to culture, culture to aesthetics, aesthetics to psychology, and psychology back to theory. In so doing, the book highlights the complex interrelationships at the heart of the creation, comprehension, and history of music. Diverse and adventurous, "The Spheres of Music" presents an intriguing and impressive collection of Meyer's work.
"Ever since the publication of his "Emotion and Meaning in Music" . . . I have considered Leonard B. Meyer one of the keenest thinkers about music among us."--Winthrop Sargeant, "The New Yorker"

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2000
First published:	July 2000
Authors:	Leonard B. Meyer
Dimensions:	231 x 150 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	328
Edition:	2nd Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-52154-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General Books > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-226-52154-0
Barcode:	9780226521541

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