Music in the Western World

Music in the Western World


Yazar Piero Weiss Richard Taruskin
Yayınevi Schirmer
ISBN 9780534585990
Baskı yılı 2007
Sayfa sayısı 624
Ağırlık 0.76 kg
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This classic anthology assembles over 200 source readings, bringing to life the history of music through letters, reviews, biographical sketches, memoirs, and other documents. Writings by composers, critics, and educators touch on virtually every aspect o
Part I: THE HERITAGE OF ANTIQUITY. 1. Orpheus and the Magical Powers of Music (Ovid). 2. Pythagoras and the Numerical Properties of Music (Nicomachus). 3. Platos Musical Idealism. 4. Aristotle on the Purposes of Music. 5. The Kinship of Music and Rhetoric