Music Theory and Natural Order from the Renaissance to the Early Twentieth CenturySuzannah Clark, Alexander Rehding Music theory of almost all ages has relied on nature in its attempts to explain music. The understanding of what 'nature' is, however, is subject to cultural and historical differences. In exploring ways in which music theory has represented and employed natural order since the scientific revolution, this volume asks some fundamental questions not only about nature in music theory, but also the nature of music theory. In an array of different approaches, ranging from physical acoustics to theology and Lacanian psychoanalysis, these essays examine how the multifarious conceptions of nature, located variously between scientific reason and divine power, are brought to bear on music theory. They probe the changing representations and functions of nature in the service of music theory and highlight the ever-changing configurations of nature and music, as mediated by the music-theoretical discourse. |
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... scientific revolution , this volume asks some fundamental questions not only about nature in music theory , but also about the nature of music theory . In an array of different approaches , ranging from physical acoustics to theology ...
... scientific revolution , this volume asks some fundamental questions not only about nature in music theory , but also about the nature of music theory . In an array of different approaches , ranging from physical acoustics to theology ...
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... scientific outlook in German early Romantic music theory IAN BIDDLE 9 On the primitives of music theory : the savage and subconscious as sources of analytical authority PETER A. HOYT Bibliography Index 161 183 197 213 233 Illustrations ...
... scientific outlook in German early Romantic music theory IAN BIDDLE 9 On the primitives of music theory : the savage and subconscious as sources of analytical authority PETER A. HOYT Bibliography Index 161 183 197 213 233 Illustrations ...
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... scientific ideas on the development of music- theoretical concepts . Peter A. Hoyt , Assistant Professor at Wesleyan University , studied at the University of Pennsylvania , where he received his Ph.D. in music theory . Much of his ...
... scientific ideas on the development of music- theoretical concepts . Peter A. Hoyt , Assistant Professor at Wesleyan University , studied at the University of Pennsylvania , where he received his Ph.D. in music theory . Much of his ...
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... scientific revolution , this seems a surprising and absurd tale . However , the very absurdity of the tale points us to a different epistemology , a fundamentally different understanding of what constitutes nature . In fact , comparable ...
... scientific revolution , this seems a surprising and absurd tale . However , the very absurdity of the tale points us to a different epistemology , a fundamentally different understanding of what constitutes nature . In fact , comparable ...
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... scientific understanding forms an exception to this . The under- standing of nature , as the object of scientific investigation , is forever provisional , and liable to change in light of new discoveries . Not least since Karl Popper ...
... scientific understanding forms an exception to this . The under- standing of nature , as the object of scientific investigation , is forever provisional , and liable to change in light of new discoveries . Not least since Karl Popper ...
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