Title Music of the spheres and the dance of death : studies in musical iconology / Kathi Meyer-Baer.

Publication Info.	Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1970.
	©1970

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Description	1 online resource (405 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Princeton Legacy Library
	Princeton legacy library.
Note	Includes index.
Contents	List of Illustrations; Part One; Part Two
Summary	The roots and evolution of two concepts usually thought to be Western in origin-musica mundana (the music of the spheres) and musica humana (music's relation to the human soul)-are explored. Beginning with a study of the early creeds of the Near East, Professor Meyer-Baer then traces their development in the works of Plato and the Gnostics, and in the art and literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Previous studies of symbolism in music have tended to focus on a single aspect of the problem. In this book the concepts of musica humana and musica mundane are related to philosophy, ae.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
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Subject	Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
	Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
	Death in music.
	Death in music.
	Music in art.
	Music in art.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Meyer-Baer, Kathi, 1892-1977. Music of the spheres and the dance of death. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1970 0691091102 (DLC) 68015768 (OCoLC)80263
ISBN	9781400872336 electronic book
	1400872332 electronic book
	9780691621111
	069162111X
	0691091102