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Absolute Music: The History of an Idea
Absolute Music The History of an Idea
Author: Mark Evan Bonds
What is music, and why does it move us? From Pythagoras to the present, writers have struggled to isolate the essence of "pure" or "absolute" music in ways that also account for its profound effect. In Absolute Music: The History of an Idea, Mark Evan Bonds traces the history of these efforts across more than two millennia, paying special attent...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199343638
ISBN-10: 0199343632
Publication Date: 6/2/2014
Pages: 400
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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