Perspectives on Musical Aesthetics by John Rahn (English) Paperback Book

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A fascinating collection of essays on creating, performing, and thinking about music in today's world.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

Drawn from the influential journal Perspectives of New Music, these essays reflect a variety of artistic viewpoints and critical perspectives. The contributors include composers Pierre Boulez, John Cage, and Milton Babbitt, literary scholar Douglas Collins, anthropologist Eric Gans, philosopher Michel Foucault, and poet Delmore Schwartz. The authors contemplate music's origins and function, the changing relations between music and society, the effects of today's conflicting aesthetic notions on composition, and the relationship between music and other communicative behaviors. Taken together, the essays suggest a working aesthetic that would ensure the continual renewal of artistic tradition in Western culture. A fascinating collection of essays on creating, performing, and thinking about music in today's world.

Author Biography

John Rahn is professor of music composition and theory at the University of Washington in Seattle, and since 1983 has been editor of Perspectives of New Music.

Details ISBN0393965082 Short Title PERSPECTIVES ON MUSICAL AESTHE Pages 400 Language English ISBN-10 0393965082 ISBN-13 9780393965087 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 781.17 Year 1995 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Edited by John Rahn Author John Rahn Illustrations black & white illustrations Edition Description Revised DOI 10.1604/9780393965087 AU Release Date 1995-06-07 NZ Release Date 1995-06-07 US Release Date 1995-06-07 UK Release Date 1995-06-07 Publisher WW Norton & Co Publication Date 1995-06-07 Imprint WW Norton & Co Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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