| Series |
Studies in the history and interpretation of music ; v. 58
Studies in the history and interpretation of music ; v. 58. ^A231525
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| Contents |
Key concepts. Dialectic and reality ; Tonality ; History -- Aesthetic context. Nature of art works ; Authenticity and modernity ; Art, society and modernity ; History of illusion -- Philosophy of modern music ; Status of tonality (1) ; Total development and the end of musical art ; Pseudo-tonality and commodification -- The contemporary character of music. Music in the absence of art ; The commodity forms of music ; The fate of the avant-garde -- Critical reflections. Status of tonality (II) ; The condition of musical art ; Concluding comments. |
| Abstract |
This volume examines Adorno's principle theme: the historical demise of tonality as the basis for the valid practice of musical art. Adorno's characterization of present historical trends is read as negative, and an interpretation of this apparently essentialist position is offered. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-133). |
| LCCN | 97009714 |
| ISBN | 0773484345 (hard) |
