Music of the Spheres and the Dance of Death
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Antiphonary
Ars moriendi
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Caelum
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Charites
Church Fathers
Composer
Convivio
Cremation
Cymbal
Daemonologie
Danse Macabre
Dies Irae
Dionysus
Emblem
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Fiddle
Fra Angelico
From the Underworld
Greek mythology
Harpy
Hellenistic period
Illustration
In Death
Incubus
Kithara
La mer (Debussy)
Lactantius
Libretto
Lohengrin (opera)
Lute
Martianus Capella
Metempsychosis
Mithraism
Muse
Music and mathematics
Music Is
Music theory
Musical instrument
Mystery play
Nekyia
Organistrum
Orpheus and Eurydice
Paganism
Plotinus
Poetry
Portative organ
Psalms
Psaltery
Psychopomp
Pythagoreanism
Renaissance music
Revue
Romanticism
Rosicrucianism
Seraph
Seven Heavens
Shawm
Singing
Somnium (novel)
Song and Dance
Tambourine
The Magic Flute
Utrecht Psalter
Vielle
Vincenzo Galilei
Viol
Wind instrument
Woodcut
Product details
- ISBN 9780691621111
- Weight: 567g
- Dimensions: 152 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 08 Mar 2015
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The roots and evolution of two concepts usually thought to be Western in origin-musica mundana (the music of the spheres) and musica humana (music's relation to the human soul)-are explored. Beginning with a study of the early creeds of the Near East, Professor Meyer-Baer then traces their development in the works of Plato and the Gnostics, and in the art and literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Previous studies of symbolism in music have tended to focus on a single aspect of the problem. In this book the concepts of musica humana and musica mundane are related to philosophy, aesthetics, and the history of religion and are given a rightful place in the history of civilization. Originally published in 1970. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.
The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
