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Philosophy of Music - An Introduction (Hardcover)
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Philosophy of Music - An Introduction (Hardcover)
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This lively and lucid introduction to the philosophy of music
concentrates on the issues that illuminate musical listening and
practice. It examines the conceptual debates relevant to the
understanding and performing of music and grounds the philosophy to
practical matters throughout. Ideal for a beginning readership with
little philosophical background, the author provides an overview of
the central debates enlivened by a real sense of enthusiasm for the
subject and why it matters. The book begins by filling in the
historical background and offers readers a succinct summary of
philosophical thinking on music from the Ancient Greeks to Eduard
Hanslick and Edmund Gurney. Chapter 2 explores two central
questions: what is it that makes music, or, to be precise, some
pieces of music, works of art? And, what is the work of music per
se? Is it just what we hear, the performance, or is it something
over and above that, something we invent or discover? Chapter 3
discusses a problem pecullar to music and one at the heart of
philosophical discussion of it, can music have a meaning? And if
so, what can it be? Chapter 4 considers whether music can have
value. Are there features about music that make it good, features
which can be specified in criteria? Is a work good if and only if
it meets with the approval of an ideally qualified listener? How do
we explain differences of opinion? Indeed, why do we need to make
judgements of the relative value of pieces of music at all? This
engaging and stimulating book will be of interest to students of
aesthetics, musical practitioners and the general reader looking
for a non-technical treatment of the subject.
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