{"product_id":"music-in-the-flesh-by-bettina-varwig-9780226826882","title":"Music in the Flesh","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA corporeal history of music-making in early modern Europe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMusic in the Flesh\u003c\/em\u003e reimagines the lived experiences of music-making subjects—composers, performers, listeners—in the long seventeenth century. There are countless historical testimonies of the powerful effects of music upon the early modern body; it is described as moving, ravishing, painful, dangerous, curative, and miraculous while affecting “the circulation of the humours, purification of the blood, dilation of the vessels and pores.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow were these early modern European bodies constituted that music generated such potent bodily-spiritual effects? Bettina Varwig argues that early modern music-making practices challenge our modern understanding of human nature as a mind-body dichotomy. Instead, they persistently affirm a more integrated anthropology, in which body, soul, and spirit remain inextricably entangled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMoving with ease across repertories and regions, sacred and vernacular musics, and domestic and public settings, Varwig sketches a “musical physiology” that is as historically illuminating as it is relevant for present-day performance. This book makes a significant contribution not just to the history of music, but also to the history of the body, the senses, and the emotions, revealing music as a unique access point for reimagining early modern modes of being-in-the-world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471260893420,"sku":"9780226826882","price":90.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226826882-music-in-the-flesh.jpg?v=1775236375","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/music-in-the-flesh-by-bettina-varwig-9780226826882","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}