Absolute Music and the Construction of Meaning

Daniel (King's College London) Chua

Cambridge University Press, 2006

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This book examines the intellectual history of instrumental music, particularly the idea of absolute music. It shows how certain ideas in philosophy, theology and the sciences affect the meaning of instrumental music, and how instrumental music in turn permeates human discourse and helps construct meaning.

ISBN-13
9780521027519
ISBN-10
0521027519
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2006
Publication date
2006-11-02
Pages
328
Dimensions
151x229x26
Weight
536