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What is music? : an introduction to the philosophy of music
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What is music? : an introduction to the philosophy of music

Author: Philip Alperson
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, 1994.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Philip Alperson
ISBN: 0271011181 9780271011189 0271013184 9780271013183
OCLC Number: 29315575
Notes: Originally published: Haven Publications, c1987. With an updated bibliography.
Description: 422 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Aesthetics of music : limits and grounds / Francis Sparshott --
The work of making a work of music / Nicholas Wolterstorff --
Music and form / Edward T. Cone --
How music moves / Peter Kivy --
Music as a representational art / Jenefer Robinson --
Music as philosophy / Philip Alperson --
On the semiotics of music / Joseph Margolis --
Musical de-composition / Arnold Berleant --
Performance and obligation / Morris Grossman --
Song and music drama / Jerrold Levinson --
The evaluation of music / Stephen Davies --
Music and history / Martin Donougho --
Musical understanding and musical culture / Roger Scruton --
The challenge of contemporary music / Rose Rosengard Subotnik.
Responsibility: edited by Philip Alperson.

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