num_pages: 240
description: In this classic work, Adorno revolutionized music theory through an analysis of two composers he saw as polar opposites, Arnold Schoenberg and Igor Stravinsky. Philosophy of Modern Music presents a profound study of key musical works of the twentieth century. But it is more than this because, as always with Adorno, a wide range of social and cultural questions are brought to bear on the analysis. In many ways, Philosophy of Modern Music is a product of Adorno's exile in the United States, where he wrote the book while National Socialism fell apart in his European homeland.
language: English
title: Aesthetic Theory
titlecomplete: Aesthetic Theory (Athlone Contemporary European Thinkers)
genres: Music, Philosophy, Literary Criticism, Sociology, Academia, Nonfiction, Theory, Academic, Art
ratings_count: 304
publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group