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Sir Roger Scruton (1944-2020) is widely seen as one of the greatest conservative thinkers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and a polymath who wrote a wide array of fiction, non-fiction and reviews. He was the author of over fifty books, and visiting Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford and Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington DC, USA.
The prolific philosopher turns his attention back to music, exploring the fundamental elements that make a great piece. Ranging from Wagner to Hoagy Carmichael and even a final chapter on 'the disaster of pop', this is trademark, provocotive Scruton. * The Bookseller * As a welcome addition to Roger Scruton's continuing canon of fascinating works on the nature and meaning of music, this short, dense book amply supports his genuine and lifelong belief that aesthetic contemplation offers the key to proper understanding of motivation and meaning, not just in ourselves, but in everything around us. * Literary Review * Illuminating ... touching ... much to inspire. Anyone who is capable of being deeply moved by music should read it. * BBC Music Magazine * Roger Scruton presents a depth of knowledge and understanding that could make listening to a symphony all the more meaningful ... worthwhile for those who would like a deeper relationship with classical music. * Good Book Guide * Aesthetic arguments are well summarised, disagreements presented very largely without querulousness; [Scruton] ... avoids shrill dogmatism. And while he makes substantial reference to music theory, he does so without the cack-handedness of many non-specialist music students. * Classical Music *
Musical Meaning
Toward a Critical History
Paperback
$57.95
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Troubling Inheritances
Memory, Music, and Aging
Paperback
$59.99
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Music Theory for the Self-Taught...
Level 1: The Basics
Paperback
$50.99
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