The Topos of Music: Geometric Logic of Concepts, Theory, and Performance [With CDROM]

by Guerino Mazzola

Book Overview

Man kann einen jeden BegrifJ, einen jeden Titel, darunter viele Erkenntnisse gehoren, einen logischen Ort nennen. Immanuel Kant [258, p. B 324] This book's title subject, The Topos of Music, has been chosen to communicate a double message: First, the Greek word "topos" (r01rex; = location, site) alludes to the logical and transcendental location of the concept of music in the sense of Aristotle's [20, 592] and Kant's [258, p. B 324] topic. This view...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3764357312
• ISBN13: 9783764357313
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 1335 Pages
• Weight: 6.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 7.2" x 10.0"