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Essays on the Philosophy of Music
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Essays on the Philosophy of Music Paperback - 1985

by Ernst Bloch; Peter Palmer (Translator)


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This volume contains a selection of essays in translation by the German philosopher and man of letters Ernst Bloch (1885-1977), on the philosophy of music. For Bloch - often simply assimilated to the Marxist tradition, but whose thought shows a strongly individual and idealist cast - music was a primary focus on reflection. His musical knowledge and expertise were of a very high order and he was well acquainted with many of the leading composers and theorists of music of his time in Germany: even divorced from his philosophy his criticism remains of value and significance. Throughout, whether discussing the complex and varied relations between text and music, or questions relating to the 'expressive' as opposed to the 'descriptive' functions of music, Bloch is intent on elucidating and placing musical experience.

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  • Title Essays on the Philosophy of Music
  • Author Ernst Bloch; Peter Palmer (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 300
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge & London, England, UK, et al.
  • Date 1985
  • ISBN 9780521312134 / 0521312132
  • Weight 0.88 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.74 x 6.06 x 0.8 in (22.20 x 15.39 x 2.03 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Music, Music - Philosophy and aesthetics
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 84009448
  • Dewey Decimal Code 780.1
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