Peter kivy sounding off brings together a selection of essays on philosophy of music written by peter kivythe leading expert on the subject. Eleven essays in the philosophy of music oxford university press, 2012. Sep 07, 2012 sounding off brings together a selection of essays on philosophy of music written by peter kivy the leading expert on the subject. Introduction to a philosophy of music peter kivy download. Jerrold levinson, peter kivy and the philosophy of music. Without referring to recordings, peter kivy emphasizes the permanence of art music performance. Peter kivys most popular book is introduction to a philosophy of music. An original and insightful exploration of the act of reading by the leading scholar in the field. He studies aesthetics and the philosophy of art, particularly the philosophy of music. This extended list of books focusing on specific phonemes is from a book by fish, m. Sounding off brings together a selection of essays on philosophy of music written by peter kivy the leading expert on the subject. Francis hutchesons inquiry concerning beauty, order, harmony, design, edited and collated with an introduction the hague. Peter kivy author of introduction to a philosophy of music.
Peter kivy the performance of reading argues that there are distinct analogies between silent reading and artistic performance, and so fashions the new role of the reader as performer. He earned masters degrees in both philosophy university of michigan, 1958 and musicology yale university, 1960. Peters first book of musical aesthetics, the corded shell. The essays fall into four groups, corresponding to kivy s major interests.
We argue about the facts of the world either to influence peoples behaviour or simply to get them to see what we take to be the truth about the world. Suddenly there was light, and analytic philosophy of music was born. Kivy has provided a sorely needed framework for all future discussion of the authenticity matter. Jul 09, 2016 i will tell you how i started learning kivy and how i advanced my knowledge and created some applications. Rhythm, music, and identity in west african and caribbean francophone novels julie huntington.
Mobile with python, you will get a good theory and practical knowledge. Part i contains two essays on the nature of musical genius. Peter kivy born october 22, 1934 is a professor of philosophy at rutgers university. Books resources in music libguides at oakwood university.
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Peter kivy was professor emeritus of musicology and philosophy at rutgers. I never got to meet peter kivy, but his works taught me a lot about how i think about music. Kivy addresses and readdresses the question of whether and how music can be expressive. Peter kivy has been at the center of this flourishing, and now offers his personal introduction to philosophy of music, a clear and lively explanation of how he sees the most important and interesting philosophical issues relating to music. Books by peter kivy author of introduction to a philosophy of music. Peter kivy is professor of philosophy at rutgers university and the author of music alone.
Kivy continues his discussion from the corded shell of how music possesses expressive properties. Peter kivy has become convinced that it is impossible for pure, instrumental music to be profound. Authenticities by peter kivy 9780801484803 dymocks. Eleven essays in the philosophy of music peter kivy isbn. In sound sentiment, he augments his previous work with four entirely new chapters. In his latest book on the aesthetics of music, peter kivy presents an argument. Peter kivy s most popular book is introduction to a philosophy of music. In this piece i summarize the substance of the successive instalments in the astounding series of books on the philosophy of music that peter published between 1980 and 2002, allowing myself some critical reflections in a few cases. It is a promising python framework to develop ui and ux apps in a crossplatform environment, under the python philosophy. New essays on epistemological infinitism coedited with john turri, oxford university press, 2014. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Francis hutchesons inquiry concerning beauty, order, harmony, design ed.
Possibility of profound music the british journal of. Anyone interested in music will find this a stimulating introduction to some fascinating questions and ideas. An essay in literary aesthetics wileyblackwell, 2011 sounding off. Sounding off brings together a selection of essays on philosophy of music written by peter kivythe leading expert on the subject. In that book, peter kivy argued that music possesses expressive properties, not as powers to arouse emotions in us but, rather, as perceived qualities of the music itself.
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