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100 1 a| Greer, Taylor Aitken,d| 1955-=| ^A407029;

245 12 a| A question of balance :b| Charles Seeger's philosophy of music /c| Taylor Aitken Greer.;

300 a| xv, 273 pages :b| illustrations, music ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-268) and index.;

505 0 a| Part one: Philosophical theory. Bergson's intuition and Seeger's predicament -- Russell's synthesis of mysticism and logic -- Perry's philosophy of value -- Seeger's theory of music criticism -- Part two: Musical applications. A philosophy in practice: music criticism -- A philosophy in practice: compositional theory -- Seeger's vision of musicology -- Epilogue: Neume, new music, new musicology.;

520 a| For more than half a century Charles Louis Seeger (1886-1979) led a distinguished career in American music as composer, teacher, author, administrator, and humanist. Seeger's musical life was as eclectic as it was abundant: he not only championed traditions outside the mainstream, including folk and popular music, but also drew on fields outside of music, such as anthropology, linguistics, philosophy, and folklore. This book argues that Seeger's central contribution to the field of music was his aesthetic philosophy, which can be described as a marriage of conflicting temperaments: an artistic instinct mediated by a rational intellect. This book is the first attempt to explain Seeger's philosophical theory and to trace its influence on his criticism, compositional theory, and musicology. The author takes an interdisciplinary approach to fill a gap not only of our understanding of Seeger's wide-ranging thought but also of an entire chapter of twentieth-century American intellectual history.;

600 10 a| Seeger, Charles,d| 1886-1979x| Criticism and interpretation.=| ^A98715;

650 0 a| Musicx| Philosophy and aesthetics.=| ^A18895;

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A question of balance : Charles Seeger's philosophy of music / Taylor Aitken Greer.

Author/creator	Greer, Taylor Aitken, 1955-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1998.
Description	xv, 273 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
Subjects	Seeger, Charles, 1886-1979--Criticism and interpretation. Music--Philosophy and aesthetics. Musicology--United States. --History. --20th century.

Contents	Part one: Philosophical theory. Bergson's intuition and Seeger's predicament -- Russell's synthesis of mysticism and logic -- Perry's philosophy of value -- Seeger's theory of music criticism -- Part two: Musical applications. A philosophy in practice: music criticism -- A philosophy in practice: compositional theory -- Seeger's vision of musicology -- Epilogue: Neume, new music, new musicology.
Abstract	For more than half a century Charles Louis Seeger (1886-1979) led a distinguished career in American music as composer, teacher, author, administrator, and humanist. Seeger's musical life was as eclectic as it was abundant: he not only championed traditions outside the mainstream, including folk and popular music, but also drew on fields outside of music, such as anthropology, linguistics, philosophy, and folklore. This book argues that Seeger's central contribution to the field of music was his aesthetic philosophy, which can be described as a marriage of conflicting temperaments: an artistic instinct mediated by a rational intellect. This book is the first attempt to explain Seeger's philosophical theory and to trace its influence on his criticism, compositional theory, and musicology. The author takes an interdisciplinary approach to fill a gap not only of our understanding of Seeger's wide-ranging thought but also of an entire chapter of twentieth-century American intellectual history.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-268) and index.
LCCN	98019450
ISBN	0520211529 (alk. paper)

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