"What does it mean to say that music is deeply moving? Or that music's aesthetic value derives from its deep structure? This study traces the widely employed trope of musical depth to its origins in German-language music criticism and analysis. From the Romantic aesthetics of E.…
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This selection of 16 of Nicholas Cook's essays covers the period from 1987 to 2004 and brings out the development of the author's ideas over these years. A wide variety of topics is explored, ranging from Beethoven to Schenker and from Chinese qin music to jazz and rock.