Sound -- Tone -- Imagination and metaphor -- Ontology -- Representation -- Expression -- Language -- Understanding -- Tonality -- Form -- Content -- Value -- Analysis -- Performance -- Culture
Summary
Starting from the metaphysics of sound, Scruton distinguishes sound from tone, analyses rhythm, melody and harmony, looks at the various dimensions of musical meaning and offers principles for musical criticism. He ends with a theory of culture
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-518) and indexes
Notes
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