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The Unanswered Question: Six Talks at Harvard
Leonard Bernstein
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Description for The Unanswered Question: Six Talks at Harvard
Paperback. The aesthetic origins and directions of music are explored, touching upon concepts and visualizations from such fields as poetry, linguistics, and physics. Series: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Num Pages: 440 pages, 652 musical examples, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 796.
“A summation of his beliefs about music as he looked into the final quarter of the 20th century…Bernstein’s talks still seem surprisingly fresh. But words were nearly as much Bernstein’s métier as music.” —New York Times
The varied forms of Leonard Bernstein’s musical creativity have been recognized and enjoyed by millions. These lectures, Mr. Bernstein’s most recent venture in musical explication, will make fascinating reading as well. Virgil Thomson says of the lectures: “Nobody anywhere presents this material so warmly, so sincerely, so skillfully. As musical mind-openers they are first class; as pedagogy they are matchless.”
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Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Series
The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures
Condition
New
Weight
798g
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674920019
SKU
V9780674920019
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99-1
Reviews for The Unanswered Question: Six Talks at Harvard
Bernstein on the page turns out to be as vital and evocative as Bernstein in the lecture hall.
The New York Times Book Review
Explores the nature of the musical experience with incisive brilliance. It is a book that should be read and treasured by anyone—professional, amateur and layman—with an interest in music.
Newsday
At all ... Read more
The New York Times Book Review
Explores the nature of the musical experience with incisive brilliance. It is a book that should be read and treasured by anyone—professional, amateur and layman—with an interest in music.
Newsday
At all ... Read more