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Etudes on the Philosophy of Music
About this book
Drawing on the author's four decades of experience as a concert oboist, this open access book studies a number of foundational issues in the philosophy of music, such as musical meaning and expression, musical ontology and the existence of the musical work, the relation between music and language, and the phenomenology of music. The book surveys the development of Western classical music from the Baroque era through to the 20th century, both from the perspective of contemporary Lithuanian philosophers such as Girnius, Maceina, Šliogeris, and Jack?nas, and 20th century European philosophy. In addition to discussing key questions in the philosophy of music, the book also analyses technical musical terms such as articulation, phrasing, and rhythm.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Front Matter
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Origin of Music and Its Specific Characteristics (the Historical-Ontological Aspect)
- 3. Music: A Part of Spiritual Culture
- 4. The Search for Abilities and Characteristics Which Produce Expression of Quality
- 5. Some Principles of Baroque Aesthetics Which Are Important for Musical Expression
- 6. Voice and Sound
- 7. Music and Language (Connections Between Verbal and Musical Languages)
- 8. The Parameters of Time and Expression of Music
- 9. Something About Rhythm
- 10. Articulation
- 11. Agogics and Tempo Rubato
- 12. The Difference Between Articulation and Phrasing
- 13. Sign and Expression (the Concept of the Musical Sign and Its Function)
- 14. The Foreground and Background (Inner) Dimensions (Forms) of a Musical Work
- 15. The Text and the Work
- 16. Interpretation (the Main Form of the Manifestation of Music)
- 17. The Transcendent Quality of a Musical Work
- 18. The Concept of Creativity (and Its Importance for Musical Expression)
- 19. Instrumentalising Creativity: Depriving Musical Expression of Meaning
- 20. The Logic of Music
- 21. A Philosophical Approach to Musical Expression: Necessity or Possibility
- 22. Significance and Meaning (the Given and the Goal)
- 23. Musical Thinking
- 24. Arnold Schönberg on the Musical Idea
- 25. Anton Webern on the “Saying” of Music
- 26. Ernest Ansermet on Music and Its Performance
- 27. The Phenomenological Approach to Musical Expression
- 28. In Lieu of Conclusions
- Back Matter