Essays on the Philosophy of Music
Cambridge University Press (1985)
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This volume contains a selection of essays in translation by the German philosopher and man of letters Ernst Bloch, on the philosophy of music. For Bloch - often simply assimilated to the Marxist tradition, but whose thought shows a strongly individual and idealist cast - music was a primary focus on reflection. His musical knowledge and expertise were of a very high order and he was well acquainted with many of the leading composers and theorists of music of his time in Germany: even divorced from his philosophy his criticism remains of value and significance. Throughout, whether discussing the complex and varied relations between text and music, or questions relating to the 'expressive' as opposed to the 'descriptive' functions of music, Bloch is intent on elucidating and placing musical experience.
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Keywords | Music Music Philosophy and aesthetics |
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Reprint years | 1986 |
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Call number | ML60.B655.E813 1985 |
ISBN(s) | 0521312132 0521248736 9780521248730 |
DOI | 10.2307/431339 |
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