| Description |
1 online resource (166 pages) |
| Series |
European perspectives : a series in social thought and cultural criticism |
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European perspectives.
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| Contents |
Intuition -- The off-beat piano -- Why I am a great pianist -- The piano touches me -- Resonances |
| Summary |
Music is a significant object of reflection for contemporary philosophers, yet little has been written on the interplay of music and thought. François Noudelmann critically engages the musicality of Barthes, Sartre and Nietzsche, all of whom were amateur piano players, giving an insightful reading of their work in light of their music. The practice of playing the piano was crucial to these philosphers, but their writing on the topic was scant, implicit, or in discordance with their philosophical oeuvre. Noudelmann reveals how the manner in which they played, the composers they explicitly |
| Notes |
Copyright Editions Gallimard, Paris, 2008 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the French |
| Subject |
Sartre, Jean-Paul, 1905-1980 -- Knowledge -- Music
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Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900 -- Knowledge -- Music
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Barthes, Roland -- Knowledge -- Music
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| SUBJECT |
Barthes, Roland fast |
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Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900 fast |
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Sartre, Jean-Paul, 1905-1980 fast |
| Subject |
Music and philosophy.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Classical.
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MUSIC -- Reference.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Movements -- Deconstruction.
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Music
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Music and philosophy
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Music
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Reilly, Brian J
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| LC no. |
2011033876 |
| ISBN |
9780231527200 |
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0231527209 |
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