| Description |
1 online resource (345 pages) |
| Series |
Critical Conjunctures in Music and Sound |
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Critical conjunctures in music & sound.
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| Contents |
Prelude : Listening to the universe -- Part I : The framework -- Harmonizing the world : natural philosophy and order -- Knowing the world : music, mathematics, and physics -- Part II : The particulars -- Composing the human : harmonies of the microcosm -- Hearing the world : sonic materialisms -- Composing the cosmic : harmonies of the macrocosm -- Postlude : The musical aesthetics of a world so composed |
| Summary |
Taking in hand the current ""discovery"" that we can listen to the cosmos, Andrew Hicks argues that sound-and the harmonious coordination of sounds, sources, and listeners-has always been an integral part of the history of studying the cosmos. In Composing the World, Hicks presents a narrative tour through medieval Platonic cosmology with reflections on important philosophical movements along the way. The book will resonate with a variety of readers, and it encourages us to rethink the role of music and sound within our greater understanding of the universe |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics -- History -- 500-1400
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Harmony of the spheres.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Classical.
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MUSIC -- Reference.
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Harmony of the spheres
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Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780190658212 |
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0190658215 |
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9780190658236 |
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0190658231 |
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