Essay on the origin of languages and writings related to music

Description:

"Jean-Jacques Rousseau the writer-philosopher was a practicing musician and theorist for years before publication of his first Discourse, but scholars have neglected these fertile, inexhaustible ideas because they were either unavailable in a critical edition or viewed as standing outside the aegis of his system of thought." "This graceful translation remedies both those failings by bringing together the Essay with a comprehensive selection of the musical writings. Many of the latter are responses to authors like Rameau, Grimm, and Raynal, and a unique feature of this edition is the inclusion of writings by these authors to help establish the historical and ideological context of Rousseau's writings and the intellectual exchanges of which they are a part."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Music,  Origin,  Philosophy and aesthetics,  History and criticism,  Language and languages,  Music and language,  Guerre des Bouffons,  Querelle des Bouffons,  Reference,  Genres & Styles,  Classical,  Musique,  Histoire et critique,  Langage et langues,  Origines,  Musique et langage

People: Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764),  Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

Places: France

Times: 18th century