Music and the Origins of Language : Theories from the French Enlightenment (New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism)
Music and the Origins of Language : Theories from the French Enlightenment (New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism)
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'Thomas distills these, and far more recondite arguments, with admirable clarity, and, what is more, he persuades the non-philosophically inclined reader of the relevance of his investigation.' Musical Times
'... it provides an invaluable chronicle of some fascinating developments in the idea of a musical language within neo-classical theories of representation.' British Journal of Aesthetics
Book Description
The search for the origins of language was one of the most pressing philosophical issues of the eighteenth century. It has escaped notice, however, that music figured prominently in that search. This study analyzes reflections on music and music theory as they appear within the logical and narrative structure of texts by, for example, Rousseau, Diderot, Rameau and Condillac, and considers the ways in which music facilitates links between language and meaning, between conceptions of an original society and an ideal social order.
Music and the Origins of Language : Theories from the French Enlightenment (New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism),Downing A. Thomas,Jeffrey Kallberg,Anthony Newcomb,Ruth Solie,Cambridge University Press,0521473071,18th century,France,History & Criticism - General,Instruction & Study - Theory,Intellectual life,Language and languages,Music,Music Of The 18th Century,Music and language,Origin,Philosophy And Esthetics Of Music,Language and languages--Origin,Music / General,Theory of music & musicology,Western music: periods & styles
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