Music and the French Enlightenment : Rameau and the philosophes in dialogue / Cynthia Verba
- Author:
- Verba, Cynthia
- Published:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
- Access Online:
- ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 2.Rameau and Rousseau Launch the Debate -- 3.Music as Expressive Art: Rameau versus Rousseau on Expressive Means and Content -- 4.Music as Science: The Contribution of d'Alembert -- 5.Music as Art and Science: Changing Conceptualizations by Diderot, 1748--1760 -- 6.Music as Art and Science: Changing Conceptualizations by Diderot, 1761--1771 -- Epilogue -- Key Passages in Translation -- Appendix to Chapter 2 -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau, from Letter sur la musique francaise Jean-Philippe Rameau, from Observations sur notre instinct pour la musique -- Appendix to Chapter 3 -- Jean-Philippe Rameau, from Erreurs sur la musique dans l'Encyclopedie Jean-Jacques Rousseau, from Dictionnaire de musique, "Opera" -- Appendix to Chapter 4 -- Jean le Rond d'Alembert, from Elemens de musique theorique et pratique, "Discours preliminaire" -- Appendix to Chapter 5 -- Denis Diderot, from Entretiens sur "Le Fils naturel," Troisieme entretien -- Appendix to Chapter 6 -- Denis Diderot, from Lecons de clavecin et principes d'harmonie, par M. Bemetzrieder -- Select Bibliography.
- Summary:
- Around the middle of the eighteenth century, the leading figures of the French Enlightenment engaged in a philosophical debate about the nature of music, prompted by the controversial views of the composer-theorist Jean-Philippe Rameau. Their dialogue was one of extraordinary depth and richness and dealt with some of the most fundamental issues of the French Enlightenment. In the newly revised edition of 'Music and the French Enlightenment', Cynthia Verba updates this fascinating story with the prolific scholarship that has emerged since the book was first published.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780199381043 (ebook)
- Audience Notes:
- Specialized.
- Note:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2016.
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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