| Series |
Simpson, imprint in humanities
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| Contents |
Classical music and its values -- The fate of melody and the dream of return -- Score and performance, performance and film: classical music as liberating energy -- But not for me: love song and the heartache of modern life -- The ghost in the machine: keyboard rhapsodies -- Crisis and memory: the music of lost time -- Persephone's fiddle: the value of classical music. |
| Abstract |
In lucid and engaging prose, the book explores the sources of classical music's power in a variety of settings, from concert performance to film and TV, from everyday life to the historical trauma of September 11. Addressed to a wide audience, this book will appeal to aficionados and skeptics alike. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-237) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006026454 |
| ISBN | 0520250826 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780520250826 (cloth : alk. paper) |
