| Musical Elaborations Revised Edition Contributor(s): Said, Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231073194 ISBN-13: 9780231073196 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $27.72 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1993 Annotation: Filling a significant gap in contemporary cultural studies, Musical Elaborations examines the intersection of the public and private meaning of music. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Instruction & Study - Theory - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical |
| Dewey: 781 |
| Series: Wellek Library Lectures |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.88" W x 8.95" (0.48 lbs) 109 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |