Music, the Arts, and Ideas
| Author | : Leonard B. Meyer |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 389 |
| Release | : 2010-04-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226521442 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226521443 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (443 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Music, the Arts, and Ideas by : Leonard B. Meyer
Download or read book Music, the Arts, and Ideas written by Leonard B. Meyer and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meyer makes a valuable statement on aesthetics, criteria for assessing great works of music, compositional practices and theories of the present day, and predictions of the future of Western culture. His postlude, written for the book's twenty-fifth anniversary, looks back at his thoughts on the direction of music in 1967.
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