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The spheres of music : a gathering of essays / Leonard B. Meyer.
| Author/creator | Meyer, Leonard B. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2000. |
| Description | x, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prelude. -- Concerning the Sciences, the Arts--AND the Humanities -- Music, Perception, and Process. -- Grammatical Simplicity and Relational Richness: The Trio of Mozart's G-Minor Symphony -- Process and Morphology in the Music of Mozart -- Melodic Processes and the Perception of Music / Burton S. Rosner -- Music, Culture, and History. -- Exploiting Limits: Creation, Archetypes, and Style Change -- Nature, Nurture, and Convention: The Cadential Six-Four Progression -- A Pride of Prejudices; or, Delight in Diversity -- Postlude. -- A Universe of Universals. |
| Abstract | Leonard B. Meyers' writings on the theory, history, perception and aesthetics of music have inspired and provoked generations of readers. This volume makes available a selection of his most important essays. |
| General note | Essays previously published. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 99034400 |
| ISBN | 0226521532 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226521540 (paper : alk. paper) |