Metaphor and Musical Thought
2nd Edition
Published on 30. November 2003
Book
Hardback
408 pages
978-0-226-76972-1 (ISBN)
Description
Delving into the process of experiencing music, this work creates an insightful history of our relationship to music. Spitzer offers an evaluation, a comprehensive history, and an original theory of the ways our cultural values have informed the metaphors used to address music.
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Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
1 colour plate, 6 halftones, 73 musical examples
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
748 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-76972-1 (9780226769721)
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Michael Spitzer
Metaphor and Musical Thought
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12/2015
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University of Chicago Press
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