Joscelyn Godwin: Music and the Occult: French Musical Philosophies, 1750-1950 (1995)
Filed under book | Tags: · 1700s, 1800s, 1900s, esotericism, france, music, music history, occultism, philosophy, philosophy of music
This book is an adventure into the unexplored territory of French esoteric philosophies and their relation to music. Occultism and esotericism flourished in nineteenth-century France as they did nowhere else. Many philosophers sought the key to the universe, some claimed to have found it, and, in the unitive vision that resulted, music invariably played an important part. These modern Pythagoreans all believed in the Harmony of the Spheres and in the powerful effects of music on the human soul and body. Faced with the challenge of the rationalist Enlightenment, then with that of modern scientism, they adapted their occultism to the prevailing style. A widely published musicologist and authority on esotericism, Godwin is able to give a clear and concise context for these philosophers’ often surprising beliefs, and he demonstrates how this “speculative music” influenced composers such as Satie and Debussy, who were familiar with occultism. His long study of music and the Western esoteric tradition makes him uniquely qualified to unravel the strange story of these forgotten sages.
Publisher University of Rochester Press, 1995
Volume 3 of Eastman studies in music
ISBN 1878822535, 9781878822536
261 pages
PDF (updated on 2013-4-14)
Comments (2)G. James Daichendt: Artist-Teacher: A Philosophy for Creating and Teaching (2010)
Filed under book | Tags: · 1800s, art education, bauhaus, education
“The philosophy of the artist-teacher is not a new phenomenon. In fact, many artists working within the Bauhaus, nineteenth century Schools of Design, and The Basic Design Movement all applied this method of thinking to their teaching. The Artist-Teacher explores the many facets of this methodology, and the various ways art has been taught over the centuries, using several important artist-teachers (George Wallis, Walter Gropius, Richard Hamilton, Hans Hoffman) to illustrate the rich and deep ways artists are able to facilitate learning.”
Publisher Intellect Books, 2010
ISBN 1841503134, 9781841503134
160 pages
PDF (updated on 2015-12-12)
Comments (5)David Harvey: Paris, Capital of Modernity (2003)
Filed under book | Tags: · 1800s, city, culture, france, history, labour, literature, modernity, paris, politics
Collecting David Harvey’s finest work on Paris during the second empire, Paris, Capital of Modernity offers insights ranging from the birth of consumerist spectacle on the Parisian boulevards, the creative visions of Balzac, Baudelaire and Zola, and the reactionary cultural politics of the bombastic Sacre Couer. The book is heavily illustrated and includes a number drawings, portraits and cartoons by Daumier, one of the greatest political caricaturists of the nineteenth century.
Publisher Routledge, 2003
ISBN 041594421X, 9780415944212
372 pages
PDF (updated on 2014-9-5)
Comment (0)