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AUTHOR |
Kramer, Lawrence, 1946-. |
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TITLE |
Why classical music still matters / Lawrence Kramer. |
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IMPRINT |
Berkeley : University of California Press, 2007. |
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DESCRIPTION |
viii, 242 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
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NOTE |
"Simpson, imprint in humanities"--P. facing t.p. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-237) and index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
Classical music and its values -- The fate of melody and the dream of return -- Score and performance, performance and film : classical music as liberating energy -- But notfor me : love song and the heartache of modern life - The ghost in the machine : keyboard rhapsodies -- Crisis and memory : the music of lost time -- Persephone's fiddle : the value of classical music. |
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SUBJECT |
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Music. |
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ISBN |
9780520250826. |
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ISBN |
9780520258037. |