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Music Alone: Philosophical Reflections on the Purely Musical Experience Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Kivy, Peter (Author)

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ISBN: 0801499607     ISBN-13: 9780801499609
Publisher: Cornell University Press
OUR PRICE: $34.60  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 1991
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BISAC Categories:
- Music | History & Criticism - General
- Philosophy | Aesthetics
- Music | Instruction & Study - Theory
Dewey: 780.1
LCCN: 89035570
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.42" W x 8.52" L (0.62 lbs) 240 pages
 
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What makes a musical work profound? What is it about pure instrumental music that the listener finds attractive and rewarding? In addressing these questions, Peter Kivy continues his highly regarded exploration of the philosophy of musical aesthetics. He considers here what he believes to be the most difficult subject of all--just plain music; music unaccompanied by text, title, subject, program, or plot; in other words, music alone.


Contributor Bio(s): Kivy, Peter: - Peter Kivy is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University and the author of Music Alone; Authenticities; and Sound and Semblance, all from Cornell.
 
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