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| #144242 in Books | 1999-07-29 | 1999-07-29 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 6.00 x1.00 x9.10l,1.65 | File type: PDF | 552 pages||10 of 10 people found the following review helpful.| Brilliance at its highest|By SP|This is a fantastic, very intelligently written book by a brilliant man. Yes, it is true that it focuses on the Western musical tradition, and some of the reviewers here call this bigotry. Yes, there is nothing about Middle Eastern, African or Asian music. A European philosopher defends the value and the high achievements of the European music|||"[This is] a work of philosophy at its most expansive, light-years removed from the logic-chopping of a generation ago...Scruton, in this ambitious work, has given us a masterly insight into the architecture of tonality and why its 'useless space' matters as
What is music, what is its value, and what does it mean? In this stimulating volume, Roger Scruton offers a comprehensive account of the nature and significance of music from the perspective of modern philosophy. The study begins with the metaphysics of sound. Scruton 7istinguishes sound from tone; analyzes rhythm, melody, and harmony; and explores the various dimensions of musical organization and musical meaning. Taking on various fashionable theories in the philosophy...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Aesthetics of Music | Roger Scruton. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
