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Absolute Music and the Construction of Meaning - New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism Chua, Daniel (King's College London)
Absolute Music and the Construction of Meaning - New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism
Chua, Daniel (King's College London)
This book examines the intellectual history of instrumental music, particularly the idea of absolute music. It shows how certain ideas in philosophy, theology and the sciences affect the meaning of instrumental music, and how instrumental music in turn permeates human discourse and helps construct meaning.
328 pages, 11 b/w illus. 44 music examples
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 25, 1999 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521631815 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 328 |
| Dimensions | 236 × 160 × 28 mm · 638 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Kallberg, Jeffrey |
| Series Editor | Newcomb, Anthony |
| Series Editor | Solie, Ruth A. |
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