The Idea of Absolute Music

with A Characteristically Broad And Provocative Treatment, Dahlhaus Examines A Single Music-aesthetical Idea From Various Historical And Philosophical Viewpoints.

essential Reading For Anyone Interested In The Larger Intellectual Framework In Which Romantic Music Found Its Place, A Framework That To A Remarkable Degree Has Continued To Shape Our Image Of Music.—robert P. Morgan, Yale University

carl Dahlhaus (1928-1989) Is The Author Of A Highly Influential Body Of Works On The Foundations Of Music History And Aesthetics.

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essays On The Proselytizing College By The Former Executive Director Of The Education Commission Of The Southern Baptist Convention. Dallhaus (music History, Technical U. Of Berlin), Who Died In 1989, Here Examines A Single Music-esthetical Idea From Various Historical And Philosophical Viewpoints. The Idea Is That Music Is The Highest, Purest, Most Sublime Form Of Art, And That This Music Allows The Listener To Personally Experience The Exploring The Origins And History Of The Idea, Dallhaus Reveals The Ways In Which It Has Affected Music And The Experience Of Music. A Major Essay In History, Philosophy, And Esthetics. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)