Musical Elaborations

Edward Said author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Published:13th Jun '06

Should be back in stock very soon

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Filling a significant gap in contemporary cultural studies, Musical Elaborations examines the intersection of the public and private meaning of music. Incorporating the music criticism of Adorno, musical ideas from literary works by Proust, and criticism by Benjamin and de Man into his work, noted critic Edward W. Said discusses performers such as Glenn Gould, Arturo Toscanini, and Alfred Brendel and such composers as Beethoven, Wagner, and Strauss.

ISBN: 9780231073196

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109 pages