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The Aesthetics of Music
Roger Scruton
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The Aesthetics of Music
Roger Scruton
What is music, what is its value, and what does it mean? In this exciting book, the philosopher Roger Scruton explores the nature and meaning of music from first principles and gives a fascinating analysis of musical organization, together with a provocative account of contemporary civilization and its discontents.
552 pages, music examples
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 3, 1999 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198167273 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 560 |
| Dimensions | 236 × 156 × 31 mm · 830 g |
| Language | English |
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