The Fine Art of Repetition: Essays in the Philosophy of MusicPeter Kivy is the author of many books on the history of art and, in particular, the aesthetics of music. This collection of essays spans a period of some thirty years and focuses on a richly diverse set of issues: the biological origins of music, the role of music in the liberal education, the nature of the musical work and its performance, the aesthetics of opera, the emotions of music, and the very nature of music itself. Some of these subjects are viewed as part of the history of ideas, others as current problems in the philosophy of art. A particular feature of the volume is that Kivy avoids the use of musical notation so that no technical knowledge at all is required to appreciate his work. The essays will prove enjoyable and insightful not just to professionals in the philosophy of art and musicologists, or to musicians themselves, but also to any motivated general reader with a deep interest in music. |
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... opera , the emotions of music , and the very nature of music itself . Some of these subjects are viewed as part of the history of ideas , others as current problems in the philosophy of art . A particular feature of the volume is that ...
... opera , the emotions of music , and the very nature of music itself . Some of these subjects are viewed as part of the history of ideas , others as current problems in the philosophy of art . A particular feature of the volume is that ...
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... OPERA VII Opera talk : A philosophical " phantasie " VIII How did Mozart do it ?: Living conditions in the 137 world of opera 160 IX How did Mozart do it ?: Replies to some critics 178 MUSIC AND THE HISTORY OF IDEAS X Mozart and ...
... OPERA VII Opera talk : A philosophical " phantasie " VIII How did Mozart do it ?: Living conditions in the 137 world of opera 160 IX How did Mozart do it ?: Replies to some critics 178 MUSIC AND THE HISTORY OF IDEAS X Mozart and ...
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... Opera Journal 3 ( 1991 ) , pp . 63-77 . VIII : Published here for the first time . IX : Published here for the first time . X : Journal of Musicology 2 ( 1983 ) , pp . 322-8 . XI : Journal of the History of Ideas 28 ( 1967 ) , Pp . 249 ...
... Opera Journal 3 ( 1991 ) , pp . 63-77 . VIII : Published here for the first time . IX : Published here for the first time . X : Journal of Musicology 2 ( 1983 ) , pp . 322-8 . XI : Journal of the History of Ideas 28 ( 1967 ) , Pp . 249 ...
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... Opera Talk " and " How Did Mozart Do It ? " are a side effect of my 1988 book , Osmin's Rage : Philosophical Reflections on Opera , Drama and Text . The former has nothing directly to do with the book , except that my mind was still on ...
... Opera Talk " and " How Did Mozart Do It ? " are a side effect of my 1988 book , Osmin's Rage : Philosophical Reflections on Opera , Drama and Text . The former has nothing directly to do with the book , except that my mind was still on ...
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Contents
Music and the liberal education | 11 |
WORK AND PERFORMANCE | 33 |
Platonism in music A kind of defense | 35 |
Platonism in music Another kind of defense | 59 |
Orchestrating Platonism | 75 |
Live performances and dead composers On the ethics of musical interpretation | 95 |
On the concept of the historically authentic performance | 117 |
THE WORLD OF OPERA | 135 |
Child Mozart as an aesthetic symbol | 200 |
Charles Darwin on music | 214 |
MUSIC AND EMOTION | 227 |
Mattheson as philosopher of art | 229 |
Kant and the Affektenlehre What he said and what I wish he had said | 250 |
Something Ive always wanted to know about Hanslick | 265 |
What was Hanslick denying? | 276 |
A new music criticism? | 296 |
Opera talk A philosophical phantasie | 137 |
How did Mozart do it? Living conditions in the world of opera | 160 |
How did Mozart do it? Replies to some critics | 178 |
MUSIC AND THE HISTORY OF IDEAS | 187 |
Mozart and monotheism An essay in spurious aesthetics | 189 |
MUSIC ALONE | 325 |
The fine art of repetition | 327 |
Is music an art? | 360 |
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