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Of Mind and Music / Laird Addis.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 online resource (160 p.) : 5 line drawingsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781501720444
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 781.17 22
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Music's Power -- 2. Langer's Theory -- 3. Representation -- 4. Consciousness -- 5. Time and Sound -- 6. The New Theory -- 7. Unconscious Awareness -- 8. Music and Awareness -- 9. Music as Stirring -- APPENDIX. A Look at the Literature -- References -- Index
Summary: In this fascinating account of the way in which we understand music, Laird Addis builds on the idea, first articulated by Susanne Langer, that passages of music symbolize emotions and other conscious states. He maintains that the unique bond joining music and feelings is based on a previously unnoticed affinity between consciousness and sound. Addis combines a scholar's insight with a musician's sensibility to make an engaging and convincing statement that will help readers comprehend music's importance in human affairs.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781501720444

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Music's Power -- 2. Langer's Theory -- 3. Representation -- 4. Consciousness -- 5. Time and Sound -- 6. The New Theory -- 7. Unconscious Awareness -- 8. Music and Awareness -- 9. Music as Stirring -- APPENDIX. A Look at the Literature -- References -- Index

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In this fascinating account of the way in which we understand music, Laird Addis builds on the idea, first articulated by Susanne Langer, that passages of music symbolize emotions and other conscious states. He maintains that the unique bond joining music and feelings is based on a previously unnoticed affinity between consciousness and sound. Addis combines a scholar's insight with a musician's sensibility to make an engaging and convincing statement that will help readers comprehend music's importance in human affairs.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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