How Music Expresses Ideas
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"How Music Expresses Ideas" is a critical study by musicologist Sidney Finkelstein that explores how musical structures and styles convey social, emotional, and intellectual meanings.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How Music Expresses Ideas Context triple: [Sidney Finkelstein, notableWork, How Music Expresses Ideas]
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A.
The Aesthetics of Music
The Aesthetics of Music is a philosophical work by Roger Scruton that explores the nature, meaning, and value of music within the broader tradition of aesthetics.
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B.
The Evolution of the Art of Music
The Evolution of the Art of Music is a historical and analytical study tracing the development of Western music from its earliest forms to the late 19th century, written by English composer and musicologist Hubert Parry.
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The Structure of Music: A Listener’s Guide
The Structure of Music: A Listener’s Guide is a music-theoretical book by composer and theorist Milton Babbitt that introduces listeners to the principles and organization of modern musical works.
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Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition
Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition is a seminal book by composer Iannis Xenakis that explores the use of mathematical and scientific principles as the basis for musical composition.
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E.
In Praise of the Music of Language
In Praise of the Music of Language is the subtitle of Douglas Hofstadter’s book *Le Ton beau de Marot*, which explores translation, poetry, and the intricate play of meaning and form in language.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How Music Expresses Ideas Target entity description: "How Music Expresses Ideas" is a critical study by musicologist Sidney Finkelstein that explores how musical structures and styles convey social, emotional, and intellectual meanings.
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A.
The Aesthetics of Music
The Aesthetics of Music is a philosophical work by Roger Scruton that explores the nature, meaning, and value of music within the broader tradition of aesthetics.
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B.
The Evolution of the Art of Music
The Evolution of the Art of Music is a historical and analytical study tracing the development of Western music from its earliest forms to the late 19th century, written by English composer and musicologist Hubert Parry.
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C.
The Structure of Music: A Listener’s Guide
The Structure of Music: A Listener’s Guide is a music-theoretical book by composer and theorist Milton Babbitt that introduces listeners to the principles and organization of modern musical works.
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D.
Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition
Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition is a seminal book by composer Iannis Xenakis that explores the use of mathematical and scientific principles as the basis for musical composition.
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E.
In Praise of the Music of Language
In Praise of the Music of Language is the subtitle of Douglas Hofstadter’s book *Le Ton beau de Marot*, which explores translation, poetry, and the intricate play of meaning and form in language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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critical study ⓘ musicology study ⓘ |
| about |
cultural meaning of music
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ideas in art ⓘ music ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
connect musical analysis with social analysis
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explain how music can express complex ideas ⓘ |
| author | Sidney Finkelstein ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
how music can embody intellectual ideas
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how music communicates emotions ⓘ how musical form conveys social content ⓘ how musical style reflects historical conditions ⓘ |
| discusses |
historical development of musical styles
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links between musical language and social change ⓘ |
| field |
Marxist cultural criticism
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aesthetics of music ⓘ musicology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
interaction of musical form and content
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relationship between musical structure and meaning ⓘ role of the listener in understanding music ⓘ social function of music ⓘ |
| genre |
music criticism
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | critical essay collection ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critique of purely formalist approaches to music
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socially grounded view of musical meaning ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
20th-century musicology
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Marxist cultural theory ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in music and ideas
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musicologists ⓘ students of music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
emotional meaning in music
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intellectual meaning in music ⓘ musical expression of ideas ⓘ relationship between music and society ⓘ social meaning of musical structures ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Marxist aesthetics
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historical materialism ⓘ |
| workOf | Sidney Finkelstein ⓘ |
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