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020 _a9781400872336
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050 0 4 _aML3849
_b.M875 1970
049 _aMAIN
100 1 _aMeyer-Baer, Kathi,
_d1892-1977,
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245 1 0 _aMusic of the spheres and the dance of death :
_bstudies in musical iconology /
_cKathi Meyer-Baer.
260 _aPrinceton, New Jersey :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c(c)1970.
300 _a1 online resource (405 pages) :
_billustrations.
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337 _acomputer
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490 1 _aPrinceton Legacy Library
505 0 0 _aList of Illustrations; Part One; Part Two.
520 0 _aThe 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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650 0 _aMusic
_xPhilosophy and aesthetics.
650 0 _aDeath in music.
650 0 _aMusic in art.
650 4 _aDeath in music.
650 4 _aMusic
_xPhilosophy and aesthetics.
650 4 _aMusic in art.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
856 4 0 _uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=947097&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518
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_dCynthia Snell