{"product_id":"programming-the-absolute-nineteenthcentury-german-music-and-the-hermeneutics-of-the-moment-9780691001494","title":"Programming the Absolute NineteenthCentury German","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscusses the notorious opposition between absolute and program music as a true dialectic that lies at the heart of nineteenth-century German music. This work contributes to our knowledge about some of Europe's most important music - and to contemporary controversies over how music should be understood and experienced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hermeneutics of the moment, both musical and historical, is the subject of this excellent book... Closely argued and full of fresh, interesting observations, Hoeckner moves the discourse on hermeneutics to new level.\"--Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures and Tables ix  List of Examples xi  Preface xv  Introduction  Musical Moments and the Moment of German Music 1  Chapter One  Beethoven's Star 12  Chapter Two  Schumann's Distance 51  Chapter Three  Elsa's Scream 115  Chapter Four  Liszt's Prayer 155  Chapter Five  Schoenberg's Gaze 189  Chapter Six  Echo's Eyes 224  Notes 266  Bibliography 317  Index 339","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403665744215,"sku":"9780691001494","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/programming-the-absolute-nineteenthcentury-german-music-and-the-hermeneutics-of-the-moment-9780691001494","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}