Leonard B. Meyer's writings on the theory, history, perception, and aesthetics of music have inspired and provoked generations of readers.
The Spheres of Music makes available a selection of his most important essays (originally published between 1974 and 1998). Gathering them together in one volume not only enables the essays to "converse" with and illuminate each other, but also allows Meyer to revise, recant, and comment on the ideas they present.
With the same sensitive insight and searching intelligence he has exhibited throughout his career, Meyer transcends the boundaries that so often separate fields of inquiry.
The Spheres of Music joins music theory to history, history to culture, culture to aesthetics, aesthetics to psychology, and psychology back to theory. In so doing, the book highlights the complex interrelationships at the heart of the creation, comprehension, and history of music. Diverse and adventurous,
The Spheres of Music presents an intriguing and impressive collection of Meyer's work.
"Ever since the publication of his
Emotion and Meaning in Music . . . I have considered Leonard B. Meyer one of the keenest thinkers about music among us."--Winthrop Sargeant,
The New Yorker
The Spheres of Music : A Gathering of Essays,Leonard B. Meyer,University Of Chicago Press,0226521540,General,History & Criticism - General,History and criticism,Music,Reference,Music / Reference
Music Books
The Spheres of Music : A Gathering of Essays
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- The Susato Motet Anthologies : Liber Undecimus Ecclesiasticarum cantionum quinque vocum...(Antwerp, 1555), Liber Duodecimus Ecclesiasticarum cantionum quinque vocum...(Antwerp, 1557), Liber XIIII Ecclesiasticarum cantionum quinque vocum...(Antwerp, 1557)
- Tippett Studies (Cambridge Composer Studies)
- Transparent
- Uke Chord Chart
- Underground Music from the Former USSR
- Unsung Heroes of Rock Guitar : 15 Great Rock Guitarists In Their Own Words
- Vaughan Williams Studies (Cambridge Composer Studies)
- Vocal Authority : Singing Style and Ideology
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