Virtue or Virtuosity: Explorations in the Ethics of Musical Performance
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Virtue or Virtuosity: Explorations in the Ethics of Musical Performance
By (Author) Jane O'Dea
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
30th September 2000
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Ethics and moral philosophy
174.978
Physical Properties
Hardback
136
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
340g
Description
Drawing upon the past two decades of burgeoning literature in the philosophy of music, this study offers an analysis of what is entailed in performance interpretation. It discusses proposals for reassessing the appropriate roles for virtuosity and historical authenticity in musical performance.
Reviews
Recommended for large libraries serving upper-division undergraduates through faculty and for professionals.-Choice Reviews
"Recommended for large libraries serving upper-division undergraduates through faculty and for professionals."-Choice Reviews
Author Bio
JANE O'DEA is Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Education and an adjunct member of the Philosophy Department at the University of Lethbridge./e
