Music and the French enlightenment: Rameau and the philosophes in dialogue

Around the middle of the eighteenth century, the leading figures of the French Enlightenment engaged in a philosophical debate about the nature of music, prompted by the controversial views of the composer-theorist Jean-Philippe Rameau. Their dialogue was one of extraordinary depth and richness and...

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Main Author: Verba, Cynthia ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2017]
Edition:Second edition
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Online Access:DE-12
DE-703
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Summary:Around the middle of the eighteenth century, the leading figures of the French Enlightenment engaged in a philosophical debate about the nature of music, prompted by the controversial views of the composer-theorist Jean-Philippe Rameau. Their dialogue was one of extraordinary depth and richness and dealt with some of the most fundamental issues of the French Enlightenment. In the newly revised edition of 'Music and the French Enlightenment', Cynthia Verba updates this fascinating story with the prolific scholarship that has emerged since the book was first published
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 196 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780199381043
9780190633264
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199381029.001.0001

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