| Description |
274 pages : illustration, music ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
True authority : Janáček, Schoenberg and us / Roger Scruton -- Schopenhauer and music : a musician's approach / Menno Boogaard -- '...the madness that is believed...' : a re-evaluation of the life and work of Arnold Schoenberg / Peter Davison -- Chromatic engineering : 'unnatural' musical intervals and the fate of the hexachordal modes / Robert Walker -- Modernism and after / Robin Holloway -- Form and meaning : the inner life of music / Robin Walker -- Reviving the muse / Peter Davison -- Recreating the classical tradition / John Borstlap -- Renewing the past : some personal thoughts / David Matthews -- Old practices, new ideals : the symphony orchestra in the modern world / John Boyden -- Looking sideways for new music / Edward Pearce -- Building Blake's 'Jerusalem' / Sir Ernest Hall. |
| Subject |
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics. |
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Music -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Music. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Added Author |
Davison, Peter, 1961-
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| ISBN |
1870626540 |
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