Book 2003

Themes in the Philosophy of Music

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 2003

Music
Philosophy and aesthetics
Performance
Music, philosophy and aesthetics

These essays outline developments within the philosophy of music over the last two decades of the 20th century and summarize the state of play at the beginning of the 21st. They address both perennial questions and contemporary controversies, such as that over the 'authentic performance' movement.