This book is concerned with the history of metaphysics since Descartes. Taking as its definition of metaphysics 'the most general attempt to make sense of things', it charts the evolution of this enterprise through various competing conceptions of its possibility, scope, and limits. The book is divided into three parts, dealing respectively with the early modern period, the late modern period in the analytic tradition, and the late modern period in non-analytic traditions. In its unusually wide range, A. W. Moore's study refutes the tired old cliche that there is some unbridgeable gulf...
This book is concerned with the history of metaphysics since Descartes. Taking as its definition of metaphysics 'the most general attempt to make sens...
Written by an active composer, performer and educator, "Sonic Art: An Introduction to Electroacoustic Music Composition" provides a clear and informative introduction to the compositional techniques behind electroacoustic music. It brings together theory, aesthetics, context and practical applications to allow students to start thinking about sound creatively, and gives them the tools to compose meaningful sonic art works.
In addition to explaining the techniques and philosophies of sonic art, the book examines over forty composers and their works, introducing the history and context of...
Written by an active composer, performer and educator, "Sonic Art: An Introduction to Electroacoustic Music Composition" provides a clear and infor...
Written by an active composer, performer and educator, "Sonic Art: An Introduction to Electroacoustic Music Composition" provides a clear and informative introduction to the compositional techniques behind electroacoustic music. It brings together theory, aesthetics, context and practical applications to allow students to start thinking about sound creatively, and gives them the tools to compose meaningful sonic art works.
In addition to explaining the techniques and philosophies of sonic art, the book examines over forty composers and their works, introducing the history and context of...
Written by an active composer, performer and educator, "Sonic Art: An Introduction to Electroacoustic Music Composition" provides a clear and infor...
