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245 10 a| Rousseau among the moderns :b| music, aesthetics, politics /c| Julia Simon.;

300 a| x, 240 pages :b| portraits ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-225) and index.;

505 0 a| Performance, rhythm, and the constitution of community -- Singing democracy: music and politics -- Rameau and Rousseau on absolute and relative value: the theory/practice problem -- Folk music: authenticity, primitivism, and the uses of roots music -- Rousseau and aesthetic modernity: music's power of redemption -- Conclusion: Rousseau sings the blues.;

520 a| Renowned for his influence as a political philosopher, a writer, and an autobiographer, Jean-Jacques Rousseau is known also for his lifelong interest in music. He composed operas and other musical pieces, invented a system of numbered musical notation, engaged in public debates about music, and wrote at length about musical theory. Critical analysis of Rousseau's work in music has been principally the domain of musicologists, rarely involving the work of scholars of political theory or literary studies. This book puts forth fresh interpretations of The Social Contract, the Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, and the Confessions, as well as other texts. The author links Rousseau's understanding of key concepts in music, such as tuning, harmony, melody, and form, to the crucial problem of the individual's relationship to the social order. The choice of music as the privileged aesthetic object enables Rousseau to gain insight into the role of the aesthetic realm in relation to the social and political body in ways often associated with later thinkers. The author argues that much of Rousseau's "modernism" resides in the unique role that he assigns to music in forging communal relations.;

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Rousseau among the moderns : music, aesthetics, politics / Julia Simon.

Author/creator	Simon, Julia, 1961-
Format	Book
Publication Info	University Park, PA : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2013.
Description	x, 240 pages : portraits ; 24 cm
Subjects	Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778--Criticism and interpretation. Composers--France. --18th century. Music--Philosophy and aesthetics. Music--Political aspects.

Contents	Performance, rhythm, and the constitution of community -- Singing democracy: music and politics -- Rameau and Rousseau on absolute and relative value: the theory/practice problem -- Folk music: authenticity, primitivism, and the uses of roots music -- Rousseau and aesthetic modernity: music's power of redemption -- Conclusion: Rousseau sings the blues.
Abstract	Renowned for his influence as a political philosopher, a writer, and an autobiographer, Jean-Jacques Rousseau is known also for his lifelong interest in music. He composed operas and other musical pieces, invented a system of numbered musical notation, engaged in public debates about music, and wrote at length about musical theory. Critical analysis of Rousseau's work in music has been principally the domain of musicologists, rarely involving the work of scholars of political theory or literary studies. This book puts forth fresh interpretations of The Social Contract, the Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, and the Confessions, as well as other texts. The author links Rousseau's understanding of key concepts in music, such as tuning, harmony, melody, and form, to the crucial problem of the individual's relationship to the social order. The choice of music as the privileged aesthetic object enables Rousseau to gain insight into the role of the aesthetic realm in relation to the social and political body in ways often associated with later thinkers. The author argues that much of Rousseau's "modernism" resides in the unique role that he assigns to music in forging communal relations.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-225) and index.
LCCN	2012047292
ISBN	9780271059587 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0271059583 (cloth : alk. paper)
Standard identifier#	40022473615

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