Thinking about Music: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Music
Language: English
Published by University of Massachusetts Press, 1984
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- Title
- Thinking about Music: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Music
- Author
- Rowell, Lewis E.
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication year
- 1984
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0870234617
- ISBN 13
- 9780870234613
- Item weight
- 18 ounces
Examines the nature of music and traces the history of music philosophy from ancient Greece to the twentieth century. Lewis Rowell's Thinking about Music is more than an introduction to the connections between music and other arts, and the philosophical underpinnings of aesthetics.
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About the Author
LEWIS E. ROWELL (1933-2025) was a professor at Indiana University, who specialized in music, Indian studies, musicology, and ethnomusicology. His work led him to receive two research fellowships from the American Institute of Indian Studies and the Rockefeller Foundation, the Otto Kinkeldey Award for his book Music and Musical Thought in Early India (1992), and the Rochester Distinguished Scholar Medal from the University of Rochester. His research and publications explores time, rhythm, the music of India, and musical philosophy.
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