Sounding off : eleven essays in the philosophy of music /

Sounding Off brings together a selection of essays on philosophy of music written by Peter Kivy--the leading expert on the subject. The essays fall into four groups, corresponding to Kivy's major interests. Part I contains two essays on the nature of musical genius. In Part II, three essays tak...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kivy, Peter
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Music > Philosophy and aesthetics.
Musique > Philosophie et esthétique.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Classical.
MUSIC > Reference.
Music > Philosophy and aesthetics
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Mozart's skull
  • The case of the purloined partitur
  • A tale of two authenticities
  • Ancient authenticities
  • Operatic authenticity
  • Messiah's message
  • Is nothing sacred?
  • Sound in sound
  • Music, science, and semantics
  • Authorial intention and the pure musical parameters
  • Leonard Meyer's sonata.

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