| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 242 pages) |
| Note |
"Simpson, imprint in humanities"--Preliminary page. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-237) and index. |
| Contents |
Classical music and its values -- The fate of melody and the dream of return -- Score and performance, performance and film : classical music as liberating energy -- But not for me : love song and the heartache of modern life -- The ghost in the machine : keyboard rhapsodies -- Crisis and memory : the music of lost time -- Persephone's fiddle : the value of classical music. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
In lucid and engaging prose, the book explores the sources of classical music's power in a variety of settings, from concert performance to film and TV, from everyday life to the historical trauma of September 11. Addressed to a wide audience, this book will appeal to aficionados and skeptics alike. |
| Subject |
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- General.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Classical.
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Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
(OCoLC)fst01030408
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kramer, Lawrence, 1946- Why classical music still matters. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2007 0520250826 9780520250826 (DLC) 2006026454 (OCoLC)71005782 |
| ISBN |
9780520933644 (electronic bk.) |
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0520933648 (electronic bk.) |
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9781429471817 (electronic bk.) |
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1429471816 (electronic bk.) |
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1433709678 (electronic bk.) |
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9781433709678 (electronic bk.) |
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