Philosophy of Music : An Introduction.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Overture and beginnings -- Early speculations -- Eduard Hanslick -- Edmund Gurney -- The legacy -- 2 The work of music -- What makes music art? -- The work of music -- 3 Meaning -- Music and language -- Arousalism -- The basis for expressive descriptions -- The limits of musical description -- Meaning -- Profundity in music -- 4 Value -- Criteria -- The ideal observer theory -- The consensus among connoisseurs -- The problem of irreconcilable differences of judgement -- The crux for the realist -- Are verdicts essentially particular? -- The concept of "interest -- The verdict on verdicts -- Coda -- Notes -- Bibliography and discography -- Index.

This lively and lucid introduction to the philosophy of music concentrates on the issues that illuminate musical listening and practice.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.