The quest for voice : music, politics, and the limits of philosophy : the 1997 Ernest Bloch lectures
Concentrating on the music, politics and philosophy of Wagner, Goehr addresses some fundamental questions of German Romanticism: Is all music musical? Is music made less musical by the presence of words? What is musical autonomy? How do composers avoid censorship? How are composers affected by exile? Can music articulate a politics for the future?
Ernest Bloch lectures, 1997
x, 237 pages ; 22 cm
9780198166146, 9780198166962, 0198166141, 0198166966
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Secrecy and silence : an introduction to music and its metaphor
Die Meistersinger : Wagner's exemplary lesson
The quest for voice : resituating musical autonomy
Conflicting ideals of performance perfection in an imperfect practice
Music and musicians in exile : the romantic legacy of a double life
Based in part on lectures given by the author at the University of California Berkeley; some of the material in chapters 1, 4, and 5 previously published in altered form
Based in part on lectures given by the author at the University of California, Berkeley; some of the material in chapters 1, 4, and 5 previously published in altered form.