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Philosophy of Modern Music
Theodor W Adorno
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Description for Philosophy of Modern Music
Paperback. Presents a study of key musical works of the twentieth century. Here, the author brings a range of social and cultural questions to bear on the analysis of two composers he saw as polar opposites, Arnold Schoenberg and Igor Stravinsky. Series: Continuum Impacts. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
In this classic work, Adorno revolutionized music theory through an analysis of two composers he saw as polar opposites, Arnold Schoenberg and Igor Stravinsky. Philosophy of Modern Music presents a profound study of key musical works of the twentieth century. But it is more than this because, as always with Adorno, a wide range of social and cultural questions are brought to bear on the analysis. In many ways, Philosophy of Modern Music is a product of Adorno's exile in the United States, where he wrote the book while National Socialism fell apart in his European homeland.
In this classic work, Adorno revolutionized music theory through an analysis of two composers he saw as polar opposites, Arnold Schoenberg and Igor Stravinsky. Philosophy of Modern Music presents a profound study of key musical works of the twentieth century. But it is more than this because, as always with Adorno, a wide range of social and cultural questions are brought to bear on the analysis. In many ways, Philosophy of Modern Music is a product of Adorno's exile in the United States, where he wrote the book while National Socialism fell apart in his European homeland.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Series
Continuum Impacts
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780826499608
SKU
V9780826499608
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About Theodor W Adorno
Theodor W. Adorno (1903-69) was a founder and arguably the foremost thinker of the Frankfurt School. He worked with Max Horkheimer at the New York Institute for Social Research and later taught at the University of Frankfurt until his death in 1969. His work has proved enormously influential in sociology, philosophy and cultural theory.
Reviews for Philosophy of Modern Music
"[Adorno's] interest in Schoenberg and Benjamin was combined in his best known and most influential book...which set out to do for contemporary music what Benjamin had done for seventeenth-century German tragedy."
The New York Review of Books
The New York Review of Books