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aesthetic theory
analytic philosophy of art
Author_R.A. Sharpe
Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto
Beethoven's Piano Sonata Op
Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto
Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op
blues
Blues Brothers
brothers
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Claudio Monteverdi
Composer's Designs
Composer’s Designs
davis
Drawing Back
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Error Theory
Expressive Descriptions
Good Life
ideal
Ideal Observer
Ideal Observer Theory
Les Passions De
listener response theory
Metronome Markings
miles
minor
music aesthetics
musical interpretation
Natural Beauty
observer
Orchestral Tutti
philosophy of musical meaning
Profound Utterance
Programme Music
Schubert's Piano Trio
Schubert’s Piano Trio
Silent Music
Soame Jenyns
symphony
theory
value judgement in art
Vice Versa
western
Western Classical Music
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9781844650019
- Weight: 470g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 16 Nov 2004
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Philosophy of Music is for anyone who has ever wondered whether or not music means anything or why some music is thought to be more significant than other music. It is a lively and lucid introduction to the aesthetics of music and to the issues that illuminate musical listening, understanding and practice. The book assumes no philosophical training on the part of its readers, only an interest in music and our reactions to it. It provides an authoritative analysis of the central issues, enlivened with a real sense of enthusiasm for the subject and its importance. At the heart of the book lie three key questions: What is the work of music? Can it have meaning? Can music have value? R. A. Sharpe guides the reader through the philosophical arguments and conceptual debates surrounding these questions while anchoring the discussion throughout to instances and examples from Western classical music and jazz. Unlike some other accounts of the philosophy of music, which view music as a branch of metaphysics, raising questions about sounds, tones and musical movement, Sharpe's approach is problem-orientated and the questions he raises are predominantly questions about the value of music, about the individuality of our assessments and about the way in which we prize music for its power to move us. He argues persuasively, and controversially for a philosopher, that when it comes to music philosophical analysis has its limitations and that one should not be surprised that the aesthetics of music can harbour contradictions and that our judgement of the value of music may be impossible to make internally consistent. This engaging and stimulating book will be of wide interest to music-lovers, critics, practitioners alike as well as students of aesthetics looking for a non-technical treatment of the subject.
R. A. Sharpe was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wales, Lampeter.
