Composing The World: Harmony In The Medieval Platonic Cosmos (Critical Conjunctures In Music And Sound)

Taking in hand the current ""discovery"" that we can listen to the cosmos, Andrew Hicks argues that sound-and the harmonious coordination of sounds, sources, and listeners-has always been an integral part of the history of studying the cosmos. In Composing the World, Hicks presents a narrative tour through medieval Platonic cosmology with reflections on important philosophical movements along the way. The book will resonate with a variety of readers, and it encourages us to rethink the role of music and sound within our greater understanding of the universe.

• | Author: Andrew James Hicks
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 06, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 345 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Music
• | ISBN-10: 0190658207
• | ISBN-13: 9780190658205