Absolute music : the history of an idea / Mark Evan Bonds.
Absolute music : the history of an idea / Mark Evan Bonds.
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New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
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G 2015/1441
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English
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Physical content
xiii, 375 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Orpheus and Pythagoras -- Isomorphic resonance -- Expression. The separation of powers ; Music and language ; Music as language ; Mimesis -- Beauty -- Form. Form as number ; Form as content -- Autonomy. Material autonomy ; Ethical autonomy -- Disclosure. The composer as oracle ; Beautiful insights ;...
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New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
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New York (State)
Date Published
[2014]
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Summary
What is music, and why does it move us? From Pythagoras to the present, writers have struggled to isolate the essence of "pure" or "absolute" music in ways that also account for its profound effect. In Absolute Music: The History of an Idea, Mark Evan Bonds traces the history of these efforts across more than two millennia, paying special attention...
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Absolute music : the history of an idea / Mark Evan Bonds.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/1441
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74VKOjoLMda3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOjoLMda3
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ISBN
0199343640 (online content)
9780199343638 (hardback)
0199343632 (hardback)
9780199343652 (updf)
0199343659 (updf)
9780199343645 (online content)
DDC
781.17
MMS ID
991022616139702626
