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The Imaginary Museum of Musical Works : An Essay in the Philosophy of Music
Language: en
Pages: 330
Authors: Lydia Goehr
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992-03-26 - Publisher: Clarendon Press

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What is the difference between a performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and the symphony itself? What does it mean for musicians to be faithful to the works
The Book on the Floor
Language: en
Pages: 244
Authors: WALTER GRASSKAMP
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-12-10 - Publisher: Getty Publications

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In 1954, the French writer, politician, and publisher André Malraux posed at home for a photographer from the magazine Paris Match, surrounded by pages from hi
Elective Affinities
Language: en
Pages: 418
Authors: Lydia Goehr
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

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As illustrated in Goethe's famous novel of the same name, elective affinities are powerful relationships that crystallize under changing conditions. In this new
The Musical Work
Language: en
Pages: 268
Authors: Michael Talbot
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-05-01 - Publisher: Liverpool University Press

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Like literature and art, music has ‘works’. But not every piece of music is called a work, and not every musical performance is made up of works. The comple
Musical ontology
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Authors: Lisa Giombini
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What is musical ontology? Why should we as philosophers address it, if ever? These questions constitute the Ariadne’s thread running throughout this whole wor