Music and the Origins of Language - Couverture souple

Livre 1 sur 10: New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism

Thomas

 
9780521028622: Music and the Origins of Language
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521028620 ISBN 13 : 9780521028622
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

The search for the origins of language was one of the most pressing philosophical issues of the eighteenth century. What has often escaped notice, however, is the fact that music figures prominently in this search. This study analyses instances of thinking or reasoning about music and music theory as they appear within the logical and narrative structure of contemporary texts, including writings by Rousseau, Diderot, Rameau and Condillac. These can only be properly understood as part of an interdisciplinary project, as situated within a field of larger cultural issues and concerns. The author is interested in the ways in which music functions within this discursive framework to facilitate links between language and meaning, and between conceptions of an original society and an ideal social order.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The search for the origins of language was one of the most pressing philosophical issues of the eighteenth century. What has often escaped notice, however, is the fact that music figures prominently in this search. This study analyses instances of thinking or reasoning about music and music theory as they appear within the logical and narrative structure of contemporary texts, including writings by Rousseau, Diderot, Rameau and Condillac. These can only be properly understood as part of an interdisciplinary project, as situated within a field of larger cultural issues and concerns. The author is interested in the ways in which music functions within this discursive framework to facilitate links between language and meaning, and between conceptions of an original society and an ideal social order.

Revue de presse

'Thomas distills these and far more recondite arguments with admirable clarity, and, what is more, he persuades the non-philosophically inclined reader of the relevance of his investigation.' Musical Times

'... it provides an invaluable chronicle of some fascinating developments in the idea of a musical language within neo-classical theories of representation.' British Journal of Aesthetics

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521028620
ISBN 13 
9780521028622
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
208
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Personne responsable
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9780521473071: Music and the Origins of Language: Theories from the French Enlightenment

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521473071 ISBN 13 :  9780521473071
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1995
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