Edward T. Cone was one of the most important and influential music critics of the twentieth century. He was also a master lecturer skilled at conveying his ideas to broad audiences. Hearing and Knowing Music collects fourteen essays that Cone gave as talks in his later years and that were left unpublished at his death. Edited and introduced by Robert Morgan; these essays cover a broad range of topics; including musics position in culture; musical aesthetics; the significance of opera as an art; setting text to music; the nature of twentieth-century harmony and form; and the practice of musical analysis. Fully matching the quality and style of Cones published writings; these essays mark a critical addition to his work; developing new ideas; such as the composer as critic; clarifying and modifying older positions; especially regarding opera and the nature of sung utterance; and adding new and often unexpected insights on composers and ideas previously discussed by Cone. In addition; there are essays; such as one on Debussy; that lead Cone into areas he had not previously examined. Hearing and Knowing Music represents the final testament of one of our most important writers on music.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good for your humanities classBy Josiah ReadI am having to use this for my HUM 101 class. I will start with the positives. The chapters actually are quick reading compared to other textbooks I have read and there are plenty of pictures in there that the book analyzes. I was also glad to rent this through because I only had to pay $40; while my campus bookstore was selling it for $100. Now here are the negatives; part of it may not affect you like it did me. I am not artistic; I am very concrete; so I am bad at analyzing art. When the book explains the details of paintings or architecture and states what they mean; I have no idea how they interpreted it that way. In fact; it is hard for me to understand the importance of what they point out. I am the type of person who will look at paintings quickly in a museum. The other negative is that the book will mention other details about a piece of art but not show it visually. My humanities professor has complained that they dont show the interior of architecture; which is just as important as the exterior. But overall; this textbook serves its purpose for a humanities class and still helps to a certain point. Probably my favorite part of the textbook is that they acknowledge that you may not agree with them on some observations and that interpretation of art is not black and white.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Jump to Chapter 4By Reading TeacherOnce you get past the insanely dull first couple of chapters; this resource is adequate as a very basic introduction to the arts. The first couple of chapters entitled "What is a Work of Art?" and "Being a Critic of the Arts" contain exactly the pretentious ilk that drives many away from the arts. Get past these chapters; and youll discover insight into many arts genres.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Met expectationsBy H. PooleShipped on time. And fits the purpose I needed it for. The book is slightly bent up; but I am only renting it so no real complaints.