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994413
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b748783
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Esotérisme musical en France, 1750-1950.English
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Godwin, Joscelyn.
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Music and the occult : : French musical philosophies, 1750-1950 /\ by Joscelyn Godwin.
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| Publication Statement
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Rochester, New York :: University of Rochester Press,, 1995.
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, ©1995
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| Series Statement
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Eastman studies in music ;; [3]
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261 pages :: illustrations, music ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0187822530
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: 0187822535
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: 1878822535
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: 187882256X
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: 9780187822534
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: 9781878822536
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: 9781878822567
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| Notes
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Translation of: Esotérisme musical en France, 1750-1950.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-254) and index.
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| Contents
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The harmony of the spheres in the Age of Enlightenment -- Pythagoras in Egypt and China -- Fabre d'Olivet -- Fourier and the Fourierists -- Wronski and the Wronskians -- The Pythagoreans of mid-century -- Edmond Bailly and universal harmony at the fin-de-siècle -- Saint-Yves d'Alveydre and his Archéomètre -- Speculative music encounters modernity.
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"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's description.
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Harmony of the spheres.
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Music and occultism-- France.
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Music-- France-- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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Symbolism in music.
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Harmony of the spheres.
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Harmony of the spheres.
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Music and occultism.
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Music-- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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Music-- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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Music-- France-- History and criticism.
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Symbolism in music.
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Symbolism in music.
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Muziekfilosofie.
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Occultisme.
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France.
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| Dewey Classification
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781/.1/09444
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| LC Classification
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ML3800.G57213 1995
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24.43bcl
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