Song loves the masses: Herder on music and nationalism

Had Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) written a book on music, it would have been 'Song Loves the Masses'. One of the great polymaths of modern intellectual history, Herder wrote influential contributions to philosophy, theology, anthropology, aesthetics, history - and music. His writing...

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Main Author: Herder, Johann Gottfried 1744-1803 (Author)
Other Authors: Bohlman, Philip V. 1952- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
German
Published: Oakland, California University of California Press 2017
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:Had Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) written a book on music, it would have been 'Song Loves the Masses'. One of the great polymaths of modern intellectual history, Herder wrote influential contributions to philosophy, theology, anthropology, aesthetics, history - and music. His writings on musical subjects are among his most comprehensive, ranging from studies of music in the origins of human speech to the song practices underlying a universal humanity
Item Description:Translated from the German
Previously issued in print: 2017
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource illustrations (black and white)
Audience:Specialized
ISBN:9780520966444
DOI:10.1525/california/9780520234949.001.0001

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