Become a Readings Member to make your shopping experience even easier. Sign in or sign up for free!

Become a Readings Member. Sign in or sign up for free!

Hello Readings Member! Go to the member centre to view your orders, change your details, or view your lists, or sign out.

Hello Readings Member! Go to the member centre or sign out.

Tyranny of Style
Paperback

Tyranny of Style

$12.99
Sign in or become a Readings Member to add this title to your wishlist.

"If it is art, it is not for all, and if it is for all, it is not art."

In this sharp, uncompromising address, he defends the composer's duty to the text: not to entertain, not to soothe, but to translate meaning with precision and depth. Music, he argues, must obey something higher than taste-something as exacting, and as rare, as truth itself.

Read More
In Shop
Out of stock
Shipping & Delivery

$9.00 standard shipping within Australia
FREE standard shipping within Australia for orders over $100.00
Express & International shipping calculated at checkout

MORE INFO
Format
Paperback
Publisher
ERIS
Country
United States
Date
25 November 2025
Pages
20
ISBN
9781967751136

"If it is art, it is not for all, and if it is for all, it is not art."

In this sharp, uncompromising address, he defends the composer's duty to the text: not to entertain, not to soothe, but to translate meaning with precision and depth. Music, he argues, must obey something higher than taste-something as exacting, and as rare, as truth itself.

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
ERIS
Country
United States
Date
25 November 2025
Pages
20
ISBN
9781967751136