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Understanding Music

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

Understanding Music

By Roger Scruton

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About the book

With Understanding Music and The Aesthetics of Music (1997) Roger Scruton set a new standard of rigour and seriousness in the philosophy of music. This collection of wide-ranging essays covers all aspects of the theory and practice of music, showing the significance of music as an expression of the moral life. The book is split into two parts, the first is devoted to the aesthetics and theory of music and the second consists of critical studies of individual composers, thinkers and works includi...Show more

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9781474270175

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published year

2016

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1

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Understanding Music

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