Metaphors of depth in German musical thought : from E. T. A. Hoffmann to Arnold Schoenberg / Holly Watkins.

"What does it mean to say that music is deeply moving? Or that music's aesthetic value derives from its deep structure? This study traces the widely employed trope of musical depth to its origins in German-language music criticism and analysis. From the Romantic aesthetics of E. T. A. Hoff...

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Main Author: Watkins, Holly, 1972-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Series:New perspectives in music history and criticism.
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