Music As Philosophy: Adorno and Beethoven's Late Style
Author:   Michael Spitzer
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
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Pages:   392
Publication Date:   14 June 2006
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Author:   Michael Spitzer
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.794kg
ISBN:  

9780253347244


ISBN 10:   0253347246
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   14 June 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Acknowledgments 1. Away with All Rules? 2. Styles 3. Adorno's Beethoven 4. Late Landscapes 5. Invisible Cities 6. Ways of World Making 7. Kunstvereinigung 8. Caesura of the Classical Style 9. The Persistence of Critical Theory Conclusion Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

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[T]he aim of Michael Spitzer s new book is to explore Beethoven s late style. To this end, he conceives a theory of musical style, one that draws upon topics and issues related to the study of musical meaning, and he frames this theory by means of ideas borrowed from the writings of Theodor Adorno. [This] book will be of interest to three kinds of music scholar: the Beethoven specialist, the theorist of style, and lastly the scholar of Adorno. Music Theory Spectrum


[T]he aim of Michael Spitzer's new book is to explore Beethoven's late style. To this end, he conceives a theory of musical style, one that draws upon topics and issues related to the study of musical meaning, and he frames this theory by means of ideas borrowed from the writings of Theodor Adorno. [This] book will be of interest to three kinds of music scholar: the Beethoven specialist, the theorist of style, and lastly the scholar of Adorno.31.2 Fall 2009 * Music Theory Spectrum *


[T]he aim of Michael Spitzer's new book is to explore Beethoven's late style. To this end, he conceives a theory of musical style, one that draws upon topics and issues related to the study of musical meaning, and he frames this theory by means of ideas borrowed from the writings of Theodor Adorno. [This] book will be of interest to three kinds of music scholar: the Beethoven specialist, the theorist of style, and lastly the scholar of Adorno. -Music Theory Spectrum


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Michael Spitzer is Reader in Music at Durham University, United Kingdom. He has written widely on aspects of music theory and semiotics and is author of Metaphor and Musical Thought.

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