The Imaginary Museum of Musical Works: An Essay in the Philosophy of Music
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What is involved in the composition, performance, and reception of classical music? What are we doing when we listen to this music seriously? Why when playing a Beethoven sonata do performers begin with the first note indicated in the score; why don't they feel free to improvise around the sonata's central theme? Why, finally, does it go against tradition for an audience at a concert of classical music to tap its feet? Bound up in these questions...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0195324781
ISBN13:9780195324785
Release Date:November 2007
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:368 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.5" x 8.6"
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