Understanding Music: Philosophy and Interpretation

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With Understanding Music and The Aesthetics of Music (1997) Roger Scruton set a new standard of rigour and seriousness in the philosophy of music. This collection of wide-ranging essays covers all aspects of the theory and practice of music, showing the significance of music as an expression of the moral life. The book is split into two parts, the first is devoted to the aesthetics and theory of music and the second consists of critical studies of individual composers, thinkers and works including essays on Mozart, Wagner, Beethoven's Ninth, Janácek & Schoenberg, Szymanowski and Adorno. Understanding Music will appeal to specialists in philosophy and musicology and also to music lovers who wish to find deeper meaning in this mysterious art. The Bloomsbury Revelations editions includes a new preface from author. Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface to the Bloomsbury Revelations Edition Part 1 Aesthetics Chapter 1 Introduction Notes Chapter 2 Sounds Notes Chapter 3 Wittgenstein on music Notes Chapter 4 Movement Notes Chapter 5 Expression Notes Chapter 6 Rhythm Notes Part 2 Criticism Chapter 7 My Mozart Notes Chapter 8 Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Notes Chapter 9 The Trial of Richard Wagner Notes Chapter 10 A FIRST SHOT at The Ring Notes Chapter 11 True Authority: Janáček, Schoenberg and us Notes Chapter 12 Thoughts on Szymanowski Notes Chapter 13 Why read Adorno? Notes Bibliography Index of Subjects Index of Names