 Tutorial
2000:
Music, Cosmic Harmony,
and Social Discord
This tutorial will examine the issue
of music and its social and cosmological implications as they have been understood
throughout the ages and across different cultures. From the Pythagorean "harmony
of the spheres" and the Platonic theory of modal influences, to Confucian
notions of musical self-mastery and social harmony, to philosophies of music
in medieval Islam, to more recent debates over the proper limitations of musical
expression, we will explore theories of musical order, expression, and influence
as they have manifested themselves in various cultural contexts.
Musical Examples:
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