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Helmholtz and the Modern Listener Steege, Benjamin (Columbia University, New York)
Helmholtz and the Modern Listener
Steege, Benjamin (Columbia University, New York)
Benjamin Steege presents the first full English-language study of Helmholtz's musical work. Reading Helmholtz in conjunction with a range of his intellectual sources and heirs, from Goethe to Max Weber to George Bernard Shaw, Steege explores the significance of Helmholtz's listener as an emblem of a broader cultural modernity.
296 pages, 16 b/w illus. 4 music examples
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 19, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107015173 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 296 |
| Dimensions | 179 × 253 × 19 mm · 670 g |