Music Alone

By Peter Kivy

Book Overview

What makes a musical work profound? What is it about pure instrumental music that the listener finds attractive and rewarding? In addressing these questions, Peter Kivy continues his highly regarded exploration of the philosophy of musical aesthetics. He considers here what he believes to be the most difficult subject of all--"just plain music; music unaccompanied by text, title, subject, program, or plot; in other words, music alone."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801423317
• ISBN13: 9780801423314
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher