Description |
1 online resource (x, 240 pages) |
Contents |
Performance, rhythm, and the constitution of community -- Singing democracy : music and politics -- Rameau and Rousseau on absolute and relative value : the theory/practice problem -- Folk music : authenticity, primitivism, and the uses of roots music -- Rousseau and aesthetic modernity : music's power of redemption -- Conclusion : Rousseau sings the blues |
Summary |
This book reevaluates Jean-Jacques Rousseau through the lens of music theory to question his contribution to thinking about music as an aesthetic force in social life. The author links Rousseau's understanding of concepts in music to the problem of the individual's relationship to the social order. -- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778 -- Knowledge -- Music
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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778 -- Criticism and interpretation
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SUBJECT |
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778 -- Knowledge -- Music
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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778 fast |
Subject |
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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Music -- Political aspects
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Composers & Musicians.
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MUSIC -- Individual Composer & Musician.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Aesthetics.
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Music
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Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics
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Music -- Political aspects
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780271062723 |
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027106272X |
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0271062738 |
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9780271062730 |
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9780271062679 |
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0271062673 |
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9780271061030 |
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0271061030 |
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