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Essays on Music

By Theodor Adorno
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Essays on Music gathers 27 essays by Theodor W. Adorno, a key figure of the Frankfurt School, whose profound work on culture and music established the foundation for qualitative musical sociology. This collection spans the full range of his music writings, including many essays appearing in English for the first time, all meticulously annotated and revised to restore missing texts. Adorno’s incisive analyses and intertextual readings continue to influence music studies and aesthetics.
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This collection is ideal for students and scholars of musicology, philosophy, cultural studies, and those interested in critical theory and the sociology of music. Its detailed scholarship suits readers seeking a deep understanding of music's place in modern society.

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Theodor W Adorno (1903-1969), one of the principal figures associated with the Frankfurt School, wrote extensively on culture, modernity, aesthetics, literature, and - more than any other subject - music. This title presents the full range of Adorno's music writing.

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Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969), one of the principal figures associated with the Frankfurt School, wrote extensively on culture, modernity, aesthetics, literature, and—more than any other subject—music. To this day, Adorno remains one of the most influential contributors to the development of qualitative musical sociology which, together with his nuanced intertextual readings of musical works, gives him broad claim as a continuing force in the study of music.

Essays on Music is a collection of 27 of his essays representing the full range of his music writing. Nearly half of the essays appear in English for the first time; all of the essays are fully annotated, and the previously translated essays have been corrected and missing text restored.

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Rose Rosengard Subotnik, a respected scholar, calls this book "a work of landmark importance" that delivers a brilliantly curated selection of Adorno's essays on music alongside insightful commentary. She highlights its reliability and accessibility, marking it as essential reading for anyone exploring Adorno's contributions to music and musical life.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520231597

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 August 2002

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Illustration: 1 music example

Contributors:

  • Edited by Richard Leppert
  • Translated by Susan H. Gillespie

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 46.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 1043g

Pages: 760

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction Theodor Adorno

About the Author

Richard Leppert is Samuel Russell Distinguished Professor of Humanities and Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota. His previous books include Art and the Committed Eye: The Cultural Functions of Imagery (1996) and The Sight of Sound: Music, Representation, and the History of the Body (California, 1993).

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