The Imaginary Museum of Musical Works: An Essay in the Philosophy of Music
"Goehr's position and discussion are sober, carefully reasoned, clearly set out, and remarkably persuasive."--Choice"A novel and definitive study of a concept of major importance in both the history of music and the philosophy of music."--Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism"A splendid historical investigation."--James Grier,Yale University"'This is a brilliant and fascinating book... a book to be read by anyone interested in music and concerned for the health of our culture."--Music and Letters"One of the most exciting books on music to appear for a long time... exceptional, clearly the product of a fresh, imaginative, lucid mind... the style is elegant and the argument neatly and persuasively constructed. the book is eminently readable and at the same time exhilarating for the way in which it stimulates the mind... this book cannot fail to be essential reading for a long time to come... with this volume we have a feastpar excellence!"--Times Higher Educational Supplement"Goehr brings the conceptual arsenal of her field productively to bear upon the subject."--Common Knowledge