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Explores classical music's nature of subjectivity, the conquest of time and mortality, the harmonization of humanity and technology, the cultivation of attention, and the liberation of human energy.

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In Lieu of a Preface 1. Classical Music and Its Values 2. The Fate of Melody and the Dream of Return 3. Score and Performance, Performance and Film: Classical Music as Liberating Energy 4. But Not for Me: Love Song and the Heartache of Modern Life 5. The Ghost in the Machine: Keyboard Rhapsodies 6. Crisis and Memory: The Music of Lost Time 7. Persephone's Fiddle: The Value of Classical Music References Index

Why Classical Music Still Matters

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 07/01/2009
      ISBN13: 9780520258037, 978-0520258037
      ISBN10: 0520258037
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores classical music's nature of subjectivity, the conquest of time and mortality, the harmonization of humanity and technology, the cultivation of attention, and the liberation of human energy.

      Table of Contents
      In Lieu of a Preface 1. Classical Music and Its Values 2. The Fate of Melody and the Dream of Return 3. Score and Performance, Performance and Film: Classical Music as Liberating Energy 4. But Not for Me: Love Song and the Heartache of Modern Life 5. The Ghost in the Machine: Keyboard Rhapsodies 6. Crisis and Memory: The Music of Lost Time 7. Persephone's Fiddle: The Value of Classical Music References Index

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