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Music and the Origins of Language: Theories from the French Enlightenment

Music and the Origins of Language: Theories from the French Enlightenment

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Series: New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism, Book 2

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ISBN10: 0521028620
ISBN13: 9780521028622
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Nov 2 2006
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The search for the origins of language was one of the most pressing philosophical issues of the eighteenth century. It has escaped notice, however, that music figured prominently in that search. This study analyzes reflections on music and music theory as they appear within the logical and narrative structure of texts by, for example, Rousseau, Diderot, Rameau and Condillac, and considers the ways in which music facilitates links between language and meaning, between conceptions of an original society and an ideal social order.

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