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Is music a science or an art? It's both, as Andrew Gant reveals in this lively and accessible account of what music is and what it's for. Music has been central to life since the dawn of humankind and is intimately bound up with the origins of language. Andrew Gant introduces us to its lon...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Gant, Andrew, 1963- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: London : Profile Books, 2017.
Collection:Ideas in profile.
Sujets:
Music > History and criticism.
Music > Philosophy and aesthetics.
Musique > Histoire et critique.
Musique > Philosophie et esthétique.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Classical.
MUSIC > Reference.
Music
Music > Philosophy and aesthetics
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part I: What is Music?
  • 1. What is music?
  • 2. What is a piece of music?
  • 3. The histories of music
  • 4. How music works
  • Part II: Music in Society
  • 5. How we use music
  • 6. How we learn about music
  • 7. How we talk about music
  • 8. How music talks about us
  • Conclusion
  • Further resources and investigations
  • Sources and references
  • Index.

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