Enlightenment Orpheus : the power of music in other worlds /

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The Enlightenment saw a critical engagement with the ancient idea that music carries certain powers - it heals and pacifies civilizes and educates. Yet this interest in musical utility seems to conflict with larger notions of aesthetic autonomy that emerged at the same time. This text examines this...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Agnew, Vanessa
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Zusammenfassung:
The Enlightenment saw a critical engagement with the ancient idea that music carries certain powers - it heals and pacifies civilizes and educates. Yet this interest in musical utility seems to conflict with larger notions of aesthetic autonomy that emerged at the same time. This text examines this apparent conflict.
Umfang:
1 online resource (278 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-243) and index.
ISBN:
9786611852054
9780198044352
0198044356
9781281852052
1281852058
Schlagworte:
Burney, Charles, > 1726-1814 > Travel > Germany.
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