Music Alone: Philosophical Reflections on the Purely Musical Experience, Peter Kivy (9780801499609) — Readings Books
Music Alone: Philosophical Reflections on the Purely Musical Experience
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Music Alone: Philosophical Reflections on the Purely Musical Experience

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What makes a musical work profound? What is it about pure instrumental music that the listener finds attractive and rewarding? In addressing these questions, Peter Kivy continues his highly regarded exploration of the philosophy of musical aesthetics. He considers here what he believes to be the most difficult subject of all- just plain music; music unaccompanied by text, title, subject, program, or plot; in other words, music alone.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Country
United States
Date
15 May 1991
Pages
240
ISBN
9780801499609

What makes a musical work profound? What is it about pure instrumental music that the listener finds attractive and rewarding? In addressing these questions, Peter Kivy continues his highly regarded exploration of the philosophy of musical aesthetics. He considers here what he believes to be the most difficult subject of all- just plain music; music unaccompanied by text, title, subject, program, or plot; in other words, music alone.

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Country
United States
Date
15 May 1991
Pages
240
ISBN
9780801499609