The imaginary museum of musical works : an essay in the philosophy of music /
Goehr, Lydia.
The imaginary museum of musical works : an essay in the philosophy of music / Lydia Goehr. - Revised ed. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007. - xi, 314 p. ; 24 cm.
Previous ed.: Oxford: Clarendon, 1992.
Includes bibliography (p.[289]-299) and index.
In this book, Lydia Goehr describes how the concept of a musical work fully crystallized around 1800, and subsequently defined the norms, expectations, and behavioral patterns that have come to characterise classical musical practice. The description is set in the context of a more general philosophical account.
9780195324785 (pbk.) : £19.99 0195324781 (pbk.) : £19.99
Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
780.1
The imaginary museum of musical works : an essay in the philosophy of music / Lydia Goehr. - Revised ed. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007. - xi, 314 p. ; 24 cm.
Previous ed.: Oxford: Clarendon, 1992.
Includes bibliography (p.[289]-299) and index.
In this book, Lydia Goehr describes how the concept of a musical work fully crystallized around 1800, and subsequently defined the norms, expectations, and behavioral patterns that have come to characterise classical musical practice. The description is set in the context of a more general philosophical account.
9780195324785 (pbk.) : £19.99 0195324781 (pbk.) : £19.99
Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
780.1