Readership: Musicologists, philosophers, 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate and postgraduate students of the philosophy and aesthetics of music.
"A formidably gifted philosopher, he here combines analytical rigour with a daunting knowledge of the repertoire as a performer and occasional composer, to ask the most fundamental questions about what music is and what our capacity to enjoy it tells us about the human condition. This is a rich and rewarding study, and I doubt whether anyone could have done it better." - Jonathan Sachs, The Times
Preface List of Music Examples Note to the Reader 1: Sound 2: Tone 3: Imagination and Metaphor 4: Ontology 5: Representation 6: Expression 7: Language 8: Understanding 9: Tonality 10: Form 11: Content 12: Value 13: Analysis 14: Performance 15: Culture Bibliography Acknowledgements Index
