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"Mirror of the Muses: Music as a Reflection of Culture in the Western Tradition helps students understand musical works in their historical, geographical, and conceptual contexts. It finds, within the music itself, fascinating clues to the thoughts, beliefs, and customs of the people who composed and performed it.

From Greek music of the Archaic and Classical periods through expressions of multiculturalism in today's Kronos Quartet performances, students will learn to think about music rather than merely hearing it, and to understand it as culturally significant. Through online research, they will draw connections between musical works and artworks, historical events, scientific discoveries, and more.

In Mirror of the Muses, students discover number symbolism in medieval sacred music; aristocratic interactions embedded in music of Louis XIV's court; reflections of Baroque-period scientific theory in Bach's music; Verdi's operas as an expression of nineteenth century political turmoil; early multiculturalism in Debussy; and the twentieth century redefinition of Classical music, as it began to merge with popular, jazz, rock, and world music.

Mirror of the Muses teaches students to appreciate music as both art form and cultural artifact. It is ideal for introductory courses in humanities and Western civilization, and can also be used in music appreciation classes.

Alexandra Eddy holds a Ph.D. in music history from Stanford University. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in humanities, music history, performance practice, music theory, and music appreciation, and has published on scholarly subjects. Also a distinguished modern and Baroque violinist and composer, Dr. Eddy performs and records regularly with the period-instrument opera company Opera Lafayette at the Opéra Royale, Chateau de Versailles in Paris, France, and in Washington, D.C. and New York City. Among her compositions are Stars, a substantial work for violin alone, and the chamber opera Arion, which received a grant from the Boulder Arts Commission.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781631895838
  • Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Cognella Academic Publishing
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 344
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 648 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1631895834
  • Publisher Date: 22 Dec 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Width: 178 mm

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