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Themes in the Philosophy of Music

By Stephen Davies

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2005
ISBN
0199280177, 9780199280179
Open Library ID
OL22860319M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (17187105 bytes)
Pages
292\292
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

Representing Stephen Davies's best shorter writings, these essays outline developments within the philosophy of music over the last two decades, and summarize the state of play at the beginning of a new century. Including two new and previously unpublished pieces, they address both perennial questions and contemporary controversies, such as that over the 'authentic performance' movement, and the impact of modern technology on the presentation and reception of musical works. Rather than attempting to reduce musical works to a single type, Davies recognizes a great variety of kinds, and a complementary range of possibilities for their rendition.

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