Music And The Idea Of A World,New

Music And The Idea Of A World,New

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Many people write about the meaning of music, but few can do it as well as Peter Kalkavage does in this marvelous, winsome, and often hauntingly beautiful book. He takes us on a deep dive into the philosophical dimensions of music, through a series of connected essays that demonstrate again and again the ways in which music is intimately connected to the most important questions we wrestle with, about the nature of time, space, and the human condition. It is a book of great learning, but one also brimming over with enthusiasm and love for its subject, a combination that readers will find irresistible.Dr. Wilfred M. McClay, Professor of History, Hillsdale CollegeMusic and the Idea of a World explores the bond between music and world by reflecting on great musical compositions and works by great thinkers from antiquity to the present. World, here, has several meanings. It is the natural world or cosmos, the inner world of feeling and thought, world history, and the world of tones (the musical universe). The book is intended for philosophicminded readers who are fascinated by music and music lovers who enjoy thinking about the philosophic questions that music raises.The sevenchapter journey begins with a contrast between the cosmologies of Plato and Schopenhauer (followed by a discussion of Palestrinas music and the world of the Bible). It then proceeds to chapters on music and nature in Victor Zuckerkandls Sound and Symbol, a love song from Bachs St. Matthew Passion, a love song from Mozarts Magic Flute, Wagners Tristan and Isolde in relation to Schopenhauers cosmology of the will, twelvetone music as the image of totalitarianism in Thomas Manns Doctor Faustus, and the world of the inner life in Francis Poulencs Dialogues of the Carmelites.

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