The Philosophy of Music

A Series of Essays

By:

Joseph Goddard

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Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Music

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Joseph Goddard (1833–1910) was a philosopher and historian of the music of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In this collection of essays, first published in 1862, he argues that 'music is the most original and perfect offspring of the human mind'. He first demonstrates this by comparing music with the other fine arts in their expression of emotion, and shows music to have its roots in language, as both depend on principles of rhythm, tone and phrase. He then illustrates how these elements can express the full spectrum of human thought and morality, including truth, faith, imagination and intellect, and asserts that they stand above all other art forms in their ability to do so. Concluding with an analysis of how the laws of life, nature and the supernatural are manifested in music, this judicious work remains important in the fields of music philosophy and theory.

Release date NZ

October 20th, 2011

Author

Joseph Goddard

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises

Pages

174

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Music

Dimensions

140x216x10

ISBN-13

9781108038621

Product ID

18535947

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