Blogs about: Philosophy Of Music
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Playing Together – Being Together
Is there something unique about the experience of playing music with other people? Is there a deep philosophical and moral lesson to be learned from just banging on some drums with a few friends? I … more →
music of the spheres
Rare Books on Classical Music
classicalconnect wrote 1 day ago: I have always been drawn to the arcane aspects of classical music. I enjoy finding rare books on mus … more →
Thinking about music
brightmetaphor wrote 3 months ago: It is always of interest to learn what composers have to say about what they are doing in enabling m … more →
Artyomov on the philosophy of music
brightmetaphor wrote 1 year ago: Foundation of the Philosophy of Music by Vyacheslav Artyomov In the beginning was the Word, i.e. God … more →
Impostor Art
pretnetus wrote 1 year ago: Popularly, when nonintellectuals wish to praise their most cherished books, movies, music, or any ot … more →
What is art, music?
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z33bra wrote 1 year ago: Art in its most primitive state is a simple imitation of nature. But it quickly becomes imitation of … more →
What is this thing called Music?
rossbarham wrote 1 year ago: Is the distinction between high art and popular art nothing but a social distinction? Introduction I … more →
Playing Together – Being Together
musicofthespheres wrote 1 year ago: Is there something unique about the experience of playing music with other people? Is there a deep … more →
What good is musicology?
musicofthespheres wrote 1 year ago: To disclose a musical understanding. This is the answer, in brief, to a question endlessly posed … more →
Are iPods Antisocial?
musicofthespheres wrote 1 year ago: A Short History of Recorded Sound: Part II Many of us remember the 80s and by far one its highlight … more →
Are iPods Antisocial?
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musicofthespheres wrote 1 year ago: A Short History of Recorded Sound and Practice: Part I Let’s face it. Until the middle of … more →
Does Music Disclose the Temporality of Being? Part II
musicofthespheres wrote 1 year ago: In the last post I introduced the extremely basic concept of temporality as experienced by human bei … more →
Does Music Disclose the Temporality of Being? Part I
musicofthespheres wrote 1 year ago: One feature of Dasein according to Heidegger’s Being and Time is that, in contrast to the othe … more →
Notes on Musical Understanding
musicofthespheres wrote 1 year ago: 1. Over Christmas (2007) I spent many of my morning hours reading and contemplating a seemi … more →
Concatenationism
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Ponder Stibbons wrote 2 years ago: It’s not often nowadays that I finish reading a book in two days. Nor am I often largely convi … more →
The 'nexus' of a Musical Language and Jazz
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mbase wrote 2 years ago: WordPress.com I have a personal/musical question for you. Something I am really struggling with is t … more →
