Perspectives on Musical Aesthetics

John Rahn (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0393036146 / ISBN 13: 9780393036145

Published by W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 1994

About this Item

s3 Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York; 1994; First Edition; ISBN 0-393-03614-6; Hard Cover; 6¼"x9¼"; 386 pages; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. The dustjacket has a clear polyester book jacket cover. John Rahn has assembled a collection of essays from the journal Perspectives of New Music focusing on creating, performing, and thinking about music in today's world.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Perspectives on Musical Aesthetics
• Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393036146
• ISBN 13: 9780393036145
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music

About this title

Synopsis

In this volume, editor John Rahn has assembled a fascinating collection of essays that focus on creating, performing, and thinking about music in today's world. The essays, drawn from the journal Perspectives of New Music, reflect a wide variety of artistic viewpoints and the latest critical perspectives - all from the creative point of view. Featured writers include composers Pierre Boulez, John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, Milton Babbitt, Benjamin Boretz, and J. K. Randall, as well as literary scholars Douglas Collins and Arthur Nestrovski, anthropologist Eric Gans, philosopher Michel Foucault, and poet Delmore Schwartz.

From the Back Cover

This collection helps explain why today's audiences often feel alienated from and confused by contemporary Western art music. It also asks whether there is a consensus of musical values in today's cultural climate.