| Music And Morals Contributor(s): Haweis, H. R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1428604766 ISBN-13: 9781428604766 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $38.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: This comprehensive book looks at the philosophical side of music - how it is connected with emotions and morals - before giving biographies of selected composers, looking at various instruments, and ending with a critique of music in England. The four main sections are: Philosophical, Biographical, Instrumental and Music in England. A very wide variety of subjects are covered - short biographies and analyses of the works of the great composers, origin of the violin, carillons, blind singers, the organ-grinder, string bands, brass bands, Belgium Bell-founders, violins, composers; an interesting mixture of essays and philosophical conjectures.Structured discussion of music around four books: 'Philosophical', 'Biographical' (Handel, Gluck, Haydn, Schubert, Mozart, et al) 'Instrumental and Music in England. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Music | Instruction & Study - Appreciation - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Music | Reference |
| Dewey: 781.1 |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6" W x 9" (1.55 lbs) 484 pages |