The Quest for Voice: On Music, Politics, and the Limits of Philosophy: The 1997 Ernest Bloch Lectures

by Lydia Goehr

Book Overview

Concentrating on the music, politics, and philosophy of Richard Wagner, Lydia 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'? What is the relation between music and philosophy?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198166966
• ISBN13: 9780198166962
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"