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 not for 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
Summary
In lucid and engaging prose, the book explores the sources of classical music's power in a variety of settings, from concert performance to film and TV, from everyday life to the historical trauma of September 11. Addressed to a wide audience, this book will appeal to aficionados and skeptics alike
Notes
"Simpson, imprint in humanities"--Preliminary page
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-237) and index
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