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  • On Music

    Series series Thinking in Action
    Opinionated and example-filled, this extremely concise and accessible book provides a survey of some fundamental and longstanding debates about the nature of music. The central arguments and ideas of historical and contemporary philosophers are presented with the goal of making them as accessible as possible to general readers who have no background in philosophy. The emphasis is on instrumental ... Leer más

    $960 MXN

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  • Beauty

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Roger Scruton ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Beauty can be consoling, disturbing, sacred, profane; it can be exhilarating, appealing, inspiring, chilling. It can affect us in an unlimited variety of ways. Yet it is never viewed with indifference. In this Very Short Introduction the renowned philosopher Roger Scruton explores the concept of beauty, asking what makes an object - either in art, in nature, or the human form - beautiful, and ... Leer más

    $137 MXN

  • An Intelligent Person's Guide to Philosophy

    de Roger Scruton ...
    "Philosophy's the 'love of wisdom', can be approached in two ways: by doing it, or by studying how it has been done," so writes the eminent philosopher Roger Scruton. In this user-friendly book, he chooses to introduce philosophy by doing it. Taking the discipline beyond theory and "intellectualism," he presents it in an empirical, accessible, and practical light. The result is not a history of ... Leer más

    $136 MXN

  • The Hidden Order Of Art

    A revealing study into the relationship between psychology and the arts.Anton Ehrenzweig's tour de force describes nothing less than the psychology of artistic creativity. Focusing on the visual arts and music, he shows that, in addition to conscious, intellectual critical powers, both the child and the creative artist rely on an unconscious, intuitive critical process to give shape to their view ... Leer más

    $170 MXN

  • Music, Society, Education

    Series series Music / Culture
    Cited by Soundpost as "remarkable and revolutionary" upon its publication in 1977, Music, Society, Education has become a classic in the study of music as a social force. Christopher Small sets out to examine the social implications of Western classical music, effects that until recently have been largely ignored or dismissed by most musicologists. He strives to view the Western musical tradition ... Leer más

    $266 MXN

  • Feminine Endings

    Music, Gender, and Sexuality

    de Susan Mcclary ...
    A groundbreaking collection of essays in feminist music criticism, this book addresses problems of gender and sexuality in repertoires ranging from the early seventeenth century to rock and performance art. “. . . this is a major book . . . [McClary’s] achievement borders on the miraculous.” The Village Voice“No one will read these essays without thinking about and hearing music in new and ... Leer más

    $247 MXN

  • Singing and the Etheric Tone: Gracia Ricardo's Approach to Singing, Based on Her Work with Rudolf Steiner

    Singing and the Etheric Tone introduces a practical, joyful approach to singing that draws its strength and inspiration from Gracia Ricardo's work with Rudolf Steiner. Chapter 1 deals with the tone, the onset of the tone, the humming approach, and the relations between vowels, consonants, words, and phrases. Chapter 2 goes into the voice, how to build a voice and extend its range. Chapter 3 ... Leer más

    $161 MXN

  • The Eurhythmics of Jaques-Dalcroze

    This early work, originally published in 1913, details Jaques-Dalcroze's approach to music education. A fascinating read for the professional and amateur musician alike, containing much information that is still useful and practical for the music teacher today. Extensively illustrated with full page black and white photographs and diagrams. Contents Include: Note: John W. Harvey; The Educational ... Leer más

    $139 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Music of Joni Mitchell

    Joni Mitchell is one of the foremost singer-songwriters of the late twentieth century. Yet despite her reputation, influence, and cultural importance, a detailed appraisal of her musical achievement is still lacking. Whitesell presents a through exploration of Mitchell's musical style, sound, and structure in order to evaluate her songs from a musicological perspective. His analyses are conceived ... Leer más

    $586 MXN

  • On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind

    How Music Plays the Mind

    What is it about the music you love that makes you want to hear it again? Why do we crave a "hook" that returns, again and again, within the same piece? And how does a song end up getting stuck in your head? Whether it's a motif repeated throughout a composition, a sample looped under an electronic dance beat, a passage replayed incessantly by a musician in a practice room-or an "earworm" ... Leer más

    $1,065 MXN

  • Sound

    An Acoulogical Treatise

    de Michel Chion ...
    Traducido por James A Steintrager ...
    First published in French in 1998, revised in 2010, and appearing here in English for the first time, Michel Chion's Sound addresses the philosophical, interpretive, and practical questions that inform our encounters with sound. Chion considers how cultural institutions privilege some sounds above others and how spurious distinctions between noise and sound guide the ways we hear and value certain ... Leer más

    $432 MXN

  • Extraordinary Minds

    Portraits Of 4 Exceptional Individuals And An Examination Of Our Own Extraordinariness

    Fifteen years ago, psychologist and educator Howard Gardner introduced the idea of multiple intelligences, challenging the presumption that intelligence consists of verbal or analytic abilities only -- those intelligences that schools tend to measure. He argued for a broader understanding of the intelligent mind, one that embraces creation in the arts and music, spatial reasoning, and the ability ... Leer más

    $154 MXN