Antithetical arts, on the ancient quarrel between literature and music, Peter Kivy
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Antithetical arts, on the ancient quarrel between literature and music, Peter Kivy
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Antithetical arts
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Oclc number
326883695
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Peter Kivy
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Oxford scholarship online.
Sub title
on the ancient quarrel between literature and music
Summary
Peter Kivy presents a critical examination of the two rival ways of understanding instrumental music. He argues against 'literary' interpretation in terms of representational or narrative content, and defends musical formalism. He also discusses interpretations of a range of works in the canon
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specialized
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