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Music in the French Royal Academy of Sciences: A Study in the Evolution of Musical Thought
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Music in the French Royal Academy of Sciences: A Study in the Evolution of Musical Thought
Contributors:
By (Author) Albert Cohen
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
780.1
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
178
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
425g
Description
This book describes a colorful period in French social and cultural history, during which music and science combined to provide the intellectual and aesthetic spirit of the Age of Enlightenment with an enormous vitality. Investigating the place assigned to music in France's preeminent scientific institution, the Paris Academy, the author shows the
