Understanding Music
Subtitle: Philosophy and Interpretation
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: Feb 25, 2016
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781474270175
Description: The book is split into two parts, the first is devoted to the aesthetics and theory of music and the second consists of critical studies of individual composers, thinkers and works including essays on Mozart, Wagner, Beethoven's Ninth, Janácek & Schoenberg, Szymanowski and Adorno. Understanding Music will appeal to specialists in philosophy and musicology and also to music lovers who wish to find deeper meaning in this mysterious art.
Notes: Source title: Understanding Music: Philosophy and Interpretation (Bloomsbury Revelations)