| Description |
xvi, 243 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-237) and index. |
| Contents |
I. History. Mainwaring's Handel : its relation to British aesthetics -- Herbert Spencer and a musical dispute -- II. Opera and film. Handel's operas : the form of feeling and the problem of appreciation -- Anti-semitism in Meistersinger? -- Speech, song, and the transparency of medium : on operatic metaphysics -- Music in the movies : a philosophical inquiry -- III. Performance. On the historically informed performance -- Ars perfecta : toward perfection in musical performance? -- IV. Interpretation. Another go at the meaning of music : Koopman, Davies, and the meanings of "meaning" -- Another go at musical profundity : Stephen Davies and the game of chess -- From ideology to music : Leonard Meyer's theory of style change -- Sibley's last paper -- In defense of musical representation : music, representation, and the hybrid arts -- Music, language, and cognition : which doesn't belong? |
| Subject |
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics. |
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Music -- Psychological aspects.
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Music -- Psychological aspects. |
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Cognition.
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Cognition. |
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Music and language.
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Music and language. |
| ISBN |
0199217661 hardback alkaline paper |
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0199217653 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780199217663 hardback alkaline paper |
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9780199217656 paperback alkaline paper |
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