A History of Western Philosophy of Music

by James O. Young

This book presents a comprehensive, accessible survey of Western philosophy of music from Pythagoras to the present. Its narrative traces themes and schools through history, in a sequence of five chapters that survey the ancient, medieval, early modern, modern and contemporary periods. Its wide-ranging coverage includes medieval Islamic thinkers, Continental and analytic thinkers, and neglected female thinkers such as Vernon Lee (Violet Paget). All...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108497845
• ISBN13: 9781108497848
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.7"