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22 de oct. de 2007 · The Philosophy of Music. First published Mon Oct 22, 2007; substantive revision Mon Oct 30, 2023. Philosophy of music is the study of fundamental questions about the nature and value of music and our experience of it. Like any “philosophy of X,” it presupposes knowledge of its target.
Philosophy of music is the study of "fundamental questions about the nature and value of music and our experience of it". [1] The philosophical study of music has many connections with philosophical questions in metaphysics and aesthetics. The expression was born in the 19th century and has been used especially as the name of a ...
15 de dic. de 2020 · Abstract. This Handbook offers an overview of the thriving interdisciplinary field of Western music and philosophy. It seeks to represent this area in all its fullness, including a diverse array of perspectives from music studies (notably historical musicology, music theory, and ethnomusicology), philosophy (incorporating both ...
13 de jul. de 2021 · First published Tue Jul 13, 2021. Since its origins in ancient Greece, the Western philosophical tradition has investigated the nature and value of music. This entry examines the development of Western philosophy of music from Greek Antiquity to the end of the eighteenth century. Subsequent developments are covered by the entry on ...
19 de may. de 2024 · The Art Issue. Music in Philosophy. Ralph Blumenau tells us what great thinkers said about great music. Today some universities have courses in the Philosophy of Music. They study such questions as: What is the definition of music? What makes us say that a particular set of sounds is music while another set of sounds is not?
13 de jul. de 2021 · History of Western Philosophy of Music: since 1800. First published Tue Jul 13, 2021. This entry covers the development of Western philosophy of music since 1800—for its earlier history, see the entry on history of western philosophy of music: from antiquity to 1800. From the beginning of the nineteenth century, Western philosophy ...
15 de dic. de 2020 · In principle, music theory and philosophy are close allies, both trying to understand the fundamental issues of music. In practice, however, a deep rift has remained ever since the time of Aristotle and Aristoxenus.
