Music and the Ineffable

by Carolyn Abbate (Translator), VladimirJankelevitch (Author)

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2003
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Deals with classical issues in the philosophy of music, including metaphysics and ontology. This book argues that music is not a hieroglyph, nor a language or sign system. It argues that music is 'ineffable', because it cannot be pinned down, and has a capacity to engender limitless resonance in several domains.

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Deals with classical issues in the philosophy of music, including metaphysics and ontology. This book argues that music is not a hieroglyph, nor a language or sign system. It argues that music is 'ineffable', because it cannot be pinned down, and has a capacity to engender limitless resonance in several domains.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 08 Jul 2003
ISBN 10: 0691090475
ISBN 13: 9780691090474

Music and the Ineffable

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