Of mind and music / Laird Addis.
| Author/creator |
Addis, Laird |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1999. |
| Description | xi, 146 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Music's power -- Langer's theory -- Representation -- Consciousness -- Time and sound -- The new theory -- Unconscious awareness -- Music and awareness -- Music as stirring -- A look at the literature. |
| Abstract | For most people music brings to mind a range of deep emotions. In this account of the way in which we understand music, the author explains how sounds can have such profound effects on those listening to them. Building on the idea, first articulated by Susanne Langer, that passages of music symbolize emotions and other conscious states, the author advances an entirely new account of the nature of this representation. He maintains that the unique bond joining music and feelings is based on a previously unnoticed affinity between consciousness and sound. He also provides an extended discussion of Freud's theory of dream symbolism to show how unconscious awareness plays a critical role in our experience of music. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-141) and index. |
| LCCN | 98055442 |
| ISBN | 0801435897 (alk. paper) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3800 .A37 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |