History of Western Music Aesthetics

Author: Fubini
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book, A History of Western Music Aesthetics, is a comprehensive monograph on the history of Western music thought. It spans from ancient times to the present, encompassing all aspects of Western music aesthetics. It provides detailed introductions from Homer and early music mythology, through Zarlino and his new concepts on harmony, to Leibniz and his reconciliation of the senses and reason in history. It further focuses on key discussions in music aesthetics, including Romanticism, Formalism, twelve-tone music, and the aesthetic thought of post-Webern, placing them in a historical context to better understand aesthetic concepts from a broader perspective. The book features over 400 historical figures, with nearly 100 being major figures, covering the main areas of Western music thought history. It includes many figures and discussions that are not yet familiar in our country, making it highly valuable in terms of research materials.