Musical Elaborations

Musical Elaborations - Paperback

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Musical Elaborations - Paperback

Musical Elaborations - Paperback

by Edward Said
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Filling a significant gap in contemporary cultural studies, Musical Elaborations examines the intersection of the public and private meaning of music. Incorporating the music criticism of Adorno, musical ideas from literary works by Proust, and criticism by Benjamin and de Man into his work, noted critic Edward W. Said discusses performers such as Glenn Gould, Arturo Toscanini, and Alfred Brendel and such composers as Beethoven, Wagner, and Strauss.

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Filling a significant gap in contemporary cultural studies, Musical Elaborations examines the intersection of the public and private meaning of music.
ISBN9780231073196
Author Edward Said
PublisherColumbia University Press
GenreYoung adult
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 1993
LanguageENG- English
Pages109
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Edward Said

Edward W. Said (1935-2003) was University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He was the music critic for the Nation and the author of numerous books, including Out of Place, Culture and Imperialism, and Orientalism. His books with Columbia University Press include Joseph Conrad and the Fiction of Autobiography, Humanism and Democratic Criticism, Beginnings: Intention and Method, and Musical Elaborations.

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