Themes in the Philosophy of Music

ISBN-13: 9780199241576 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 296 str.

Stephen Davies

Opis

Representing Stephen Davies's best shorter writings, these essays outline developments within the philosophy of music over the last two decades, and summarize the state of play at the beginning of a new century. Including two new and previously unpublished pieces, they address both perennial questions and contemporary controversies, such as that over the 'authentic performance' movement, and the impact of modern technology on the presentation and reception of musical works. Rather than attempting to reduce musical works to a single type, Davies recognizes a great variety of kinds, and a complementary range of possibilities for their rendition.

Recenzje

a collection of important and well-known essays by an nfluential philosopher of music . . . Davies is fascinating on his home turf, which is the analytic philosophy of the musical arts, and those who are tempted by or subscribe to this worldview should invest in this book immediately.

O autorze

Stephen Davies teaches philosophy at the University of Auckland. His primary research interest is in the philosophy of art, especially music.