Description: "This book explores the pivotal role played by ancient mousike-in all its facets-in the development of musical practices and ideas throughout history. As well as reassessing the paradigmatic value of the Greek model in the musical reception of antiquity in different historical periods, Eleonora Rocconi also highlights its persisting contribution to modern cultural debates within the realms of classics, musicology, philosophy, aesthetics, anthropology, performance, and cultural studies, as well as in artistic environments"--
Brief description: Phiroze Vasunia is Professor of Greek at University College London, UK.
Review Quotes:
"Throughout the book, an insightful discussion of Greek aesthetic, ethical, and political ideas about music is intertwined with analyses of how these ideas resonate with key issues in modern musical discourse." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review
"This small book is a remarkable synthesis of the topics [Eleonora Rocconi] has addressed in her work ... the author makes a highly specialised field of research accessible to a wide audience, particularly to teachers who wish to introduce their students to ancient Greek music and its legacy." --Journal of Classics Teaching