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Author Watkins, Holly, 1972-

Title Metaphors of depth in German musical thought : from E.T.A. Hoffmann to Arnold Schoenberg / Holly Watkins.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 335 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series New perspectives in music history and criticism
New perspectives in music history and criticism.
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher.
"This series explores the conceptual frameworks that shape or have shaped the ways in which we understand music and its history, and aims to elaborate structures of explanation, interpretation, commentary, and criticism which make music intelligible and which provide a basis for argument about judgements of value. The intellectual scope of the series is broad. Some investigations will treat, for example, historiographical topics, others will apply cross-disciplinary methods to the criticism of music, and there will also be studies which consider music in its relation to society, culture, and politics. Overall, the series hopes to create a greater presence for music in the ongoing discourse among the human sciences"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. From the mine to the shrine: the critical origins of musical depth; 2. Adolf Bernhard Marx and the inner life of music; 3. Robert Schumann and poetic depth; 4. Richard Wagner and the depths of time; 5. Heinrich Schenker and the apotheosis of musical depth; 6. Schoenberg's interior designs; Bibliography.
Contents From the mine to the shrine : the critical origins of musical depth -- Adolf Bernhard Marx and the inner life of music -- Robert Schumann and poetic depth -- Richard Wagner and the depths of time -- Heinrich Schenker and the apotheosis of musical depth -- Schoenberg's interior designs.
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Subject BMBF-Statusseminar.
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Rüstungsautonomie und Äussere Sicherheit.
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
Music -- Germany -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Music.
Germany.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Music -- Germany -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Music and philosophy.
Music and philosophy.
Chronological Term 1800-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Other Form: Print version: Watkins, Holly, 1972- Metaphors of depth in German musical thought. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9781107010918 (DLC) 2011007346 (OCoLC)703871449
ISBN 9781139145343 (electronic book)
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