The Melody of Time
Author | : Benedict Taylor |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2016 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190206055 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190206055 |
Rating | : 4/5 (055 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Melody of Time written by Benedict Taylor and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music has been seen since the Romantic era as the quintessentially temporal art, possessing a unique capacity to invoke the human experience of time. The Melody of Time explores the multiple ways in which music may provide insight into the problematics of time, spanning the dynamic century between Beethoven and Elgar.