TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meyer-Baer,Kathi
TI  - Music of the spheres and the dance of death: studies in musical iconology 
T2  - Princeton Legacy Library
SN  - 9781400872336
AV  - ML3849 .M875 1970
PY  - 1970///
CY  - Princeton, New Jersey
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Music
KW  - Philosophy and aesthetics
KW  - Death in music
KW  - Music in art
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; List of Illustrations; Part One; Part Two; 2; b
N2  - The roots and evolution of two concepts usually thought to be Western in origin-musica mundana (the music of the spheres) and musica humana (music's relation to the human soul)-are explored. Beginning with a study of the early creeds of the Near East, Professor Meyer-Baer then traces their development in the works of Plato and the Gnostics, and in the art and literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Previous studies of symbolism in music have tended to focus on a single aspect of the problem. In this book the concepts of musica humana and musica mundane are related to philosophy, ae
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