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Music & Joy

Hardcover • 2024 • English

Music & Joy: Lessons on the Good Life

By Daniel K. L. Chua

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About the book

"In this revelatory book, Daniel K. L. Chua asks a simple question: Is music joy? For Chua, the answer is a resounding yes--music is a lesson in joy that teaches us how to live well. But to hear this ancient knowledge, he says, we have to attend to a music that is so much greater than our greatest hits. Drawing on extensive sources, from the Confucian classics to the writings of Saint Augustine, Chua's book is a globe-trotting, time-traveling, mind-boggling journey to rediscover the joy that is ...Show more

Traditional and folk music
History of music
Musicians, singers, bands and groups

Book details

ISBN

9780300264210

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published year

2024

Language

English

Original title

Music & Joy

Format

Hardcover

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