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Scruton, Roger,

Understanding music : philosophy and interpretation / Roger Scruton. - Bloomsbury revelations edition. - x, 241 pages : music ; 22 cm. - Bloomsbury revelations . - Bloomsbury revelations. .

Originally published: London: Continuum, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-234) and index.

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.

ISBN: 9781474270175 1474270174

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB602706 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
Music--Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
Music--Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
Music--Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
Musikteori.
Musik
Musikästhetik
Musikphilosophie

LC Class. No.: ML3800 / .S37 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 780.1