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Musical Elaborations
Edward Said
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Description for Musical Elaborations
Paperback. Examines the intersection of the public and private meaning of music. This book incorporates the music criticism of Adorno, musical ideas from literary works by Proust, and criticism by Benjamin and de Man, and discusses performers such as Glenn Gould, Arturo Toscanini, and Alfred Brendel and such composers as Beethoven, Wagner, and Strauss. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 109 pages, music. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 8. Weight in Grams: 192.
Filling a significant gap in contemporary cultural studies, Musical Elaborations examines the intersection of the public and private meaning of music. Incorporating the music criticism of Adorno, musical ideas from literary works by Proust, and criticism by Benjamin and de Man into his work, noted critic Edward W. Said discusses performers such as Glenn Gould, Arturo Toscanini, and Alfred Brendel and such composers as Beethoven, Wagner, and Strauss.
Filling a significant gap in contemporary cultural studies, Musical Elaborations examines the intersection of the public and private meaning of music. Incorporating the music criticism of Adorno, musical ideas from literary works by Proust, and criticism by Benjamin and de Man into his work, noted critic Edward W. Said discusses performers such as Glenn Gould, Arturo Toscanini, and Alfred Brendel and such composers as Beethoven, Wagner, and Strauss.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
109
Condition
New
Series
The Wellek Library Lectures
Number of Pages
109
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231073196
SKU
V9780231073196
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About Edward Said
Born in Jerusalem in 1935, Edward W. Said was one of the world's most celebrated, outspoken, and influential public intellectuals until his death on September 24, 2003. He is the author of more than twenty books that have been translated into thirty-six languages, including Beginnings (1975); The Question of Palestine (1979); the internationally acclaimed Orientalism (1979); Covering Islam (1980); The ... Read more
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