The philosophy of music : theme and variations
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The philosophy of music : theme and variations
Edinburgh University Press, c2004
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New and distinctive approaches to five central topics in musical aesthetics are provided in this outstanding book. The topics are: understanding, representation, expression, performance and profundity. The theme of the book is the failure of the orthodox view - that pieces of music are more or less self-contained structures of sound - to account for some important features of our musical experience, and to explain why music should matter to us. In exposing and correcting that failure, the book introduces readers to the main problems and positions in the philosophy of music, proposes fresh solutions to those problems, and offers innovative approaches to the philosophy of song, to musical ontology, and to questions about the value of music. Each chapter is built around a single musical work, which provides a focus for the reader. Features * Broad, accessible introductory overview to philosophy of music * Original and stimulating insights
Table of Contents
- The Philosophy of Music: Theme and Variations
- Introduction - Music from Mars
- Chapter 1 Understanding
- Part 1.Background
- Part 2.Central Park in the Dark
- I. Music and Words
- II. Paraphrase
- III. Paraphrase and Art
- IV. Paraphrase and Music
- V. Understanding Ives
- Chapter 2 Representation
- Part 1. Background
- Part 2. La Cathedrale Engloutie
- I. Detachable Sounds
- II. Cryptographical Conventions
- III. Musical Thoughts
- IV. Resemblances
- V. Putting the Title Last
- Chapter 3 Expression
- Part 1.Background
- Part 2 Cynara
- I. The Prejudice Against Song
- II. Text and Music
- III. Appropriateness
- IV. Song as Expressive Music
- Chapter 4 Performance
- Part 1. Background
- Part 2. Chaconne
- I. Against Ontology
- II. Some Objections
- III. 'Authenticity'
- Chapter 5 Profundity
- Part 1. Background
- Part 2. Tapiola
- I. The Concept of Profundity
- II. Expressive Profundity
- III. Outlooks and Attitudes
- IV. Two Clarifications
- V. Sibelius's Profundity
- Conclusion The Other Theme.
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