Music and the occult : French musical philosophies, 1750-1950
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書誌事項
Music and the occult : French musical philosophies, 1750-1950
（Eastman studies in music）
University of Rochester Press, 1995
- タイトル別名
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Esotérisme musical en France, 1750-1950
- 統一タイトル
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Esotérisme musical en France, 1750-1950
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注記
Translation of: L'Esotérisme musical en France, 1750-1950
Bibliography : p. [245]-254
Includes index
Originally published: [Paris] : A. Michel, 1991 in the series "Bibliothèque de l'Hermétisme"
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This book is an adventure into the unexplored territory of French esoteric philosophies and their relation to music. Occultism and esotericism flourished in nineteenth-century France as they did nowhere else. Many philosophers sought the key to the universe, some claimed to have found it, and, in the unitive vision that resulted, music invariably played an important part. These modern Pythagoreans all believed in the Harmony of the Spheres and in the powerful effects of music on the human soul and body. The book begins with the anti-Newtonian `color harpsichord' of Pere Castel, and closes with the disciples of Rene Guenon and their fierce anti-modernity. The major forces in between-Fabre d'Olivet, Charles Fourier, Wronski, Lacuria, Saint-Yves d'Alveydre, and their disciples -were truly Renaissance men, ranging over the whole field of learning. For them music was a blend of science and art that could bringinsight into the cosmic order and even into the mind of God: a `speculative music' in the tradition of Pythagoras, Plato, Ficino, and Kepler, which is generally thought to have died with the coming of the Enlightenment. On the contrary, as this book shows, it flourished more vigorously than ever. A widely published musicologist and authority on esotericism, Godwin is able to give a clear and concise context for these philosopher's often surprising beliefs,and he demonstrates how this `speculative music' influenced composers such as Satie and Debussy, who were familiar with occultism. His long study of music and the Western esoteric tradition makes him uniquely qualified to unravelthe strange story of these forgotten sages.
JOSCELYN GODWINis Professor of Music at Colgate University in New York State. Born in England, he was a Music Scholar at Magdalene College, Cambridge, and studied for hisPh.D in musicology at Colgate University. His books include Robert Fludd, Athanasius Kircher, Mystery Religions in the Ancient World, and Harmonies of Heaven and Earth
目次
- The harmony of the spheres in the Age of Enlightenment
- Pythagoras in Egypt and China
- Fabre d'Olivet
- Fourier and the Fourierists
- Wronski and the Wronskians
- the Pythagoreans of mid-century
- Edmond Bailly and universal harmony at the Fin-de-Siecle
- Saint-Yves d'Alveydre and his Archeometre
- speculative music encounters modernism.
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