Description
What is music, what is its value, and what does it mean? In this exciting book, the philosopher Roger Scruton explores the nature and meaning of music from first principles and gives a fascinating analysis of musical organization, together with a provocative account of contemporary civilization and its discontents.
CONTENTS
Preface
List of Music Examples
Note to the Reader
1 Sound
2 Tone
3 Imagination and Metaphor
4 Ontology
5 Representation
6 Expression
7 Language
8 Understanding
9 Tonality
10 Form
11 Content
12 Value
13 Analysis
14 Performance
15 Culture
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
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