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Enlightenment Orpheus : the power of music in other worlds /

The Enlightenment saw a critical engagement with the ancient idea that music carries certain powers - it heals and pacifies, civilizes and educates. Yet this interest in musical utility seems to conflict with larger notions of aesthetic autonomy that emerged at the same time. This text examines this...

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Main Author: Agnew, Vanessa (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Series:New cultural history of music.
Subjects:
Burney, Charles, > 1726-1814 > Travel > Germany.
Burney, Charles, > 1726-1814
Music > Germany > 18th century > History and criticism.
Music > Germany > 18th century > Philosophy and aesthetics.
Music and tourism > Germany.
Music and tourism.
Musique > Allemagne > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Musique > Allemagne > 18e siècle > Philosophie et esthétique.
Musique et tourisme.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > International.
Music
Music and tourism
Music > Philosophy and aesthetics
Travel
Germany
1700-1799
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Call Number: ML275.3 .A36 2008eb
 
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