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| Author | Deryck Cooke |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Music |
| Published | 1959 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 304 (1990 Clarendon Press edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0198161806 |
The Language of Music is a 1959 book about music by the critic and musician Deryck Cooke.
Reception
Mainstream media
Robert M. Wallace reviewed The Language of Music in The Nation.
Evaluations in books
The Language of Music is an often cited representative of the expressionist theory of art. No systematic experimental study of Cooke's theory has emerged relating it to musical education, but one pilot study showed that for 22 non-musician students, his characterizations of musical phrases were not experienced. The philosopher Douglas Hofstadter writes in Gödel, Escher, Bach (1979) that Cooke's book is, "A valuable start down what is sure to be a long hard road to understanding music and the human mind."
References
- Wallace 1962, pp. 480–482.
- Sharpe 1995, p. 599. sfn error: no target: CITEREFSharpe1995 (help)
- Spender 2004, p. 631. sfn error: no target: CITEREFSpender2004 (help)
- Hofstadter 1980, p. 747.
Bibliography
- Books
- Hofstadter, Douglas (1980). Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-005579-7.
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- Journals
- Wallace, Robert M. (1962). "Second Impressions". The Nation. 194 (21).
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