Music, Musicians, and the Saint-Simonians by Ralph P. Locke - 1986-05-01

University of Chicago Press, 5/1/1986 12:00:01 AM. paperback. Good. 0.9016 10.0591 7.1299. Cover /edges have light wear. Pages are clean/intact.\r\n

University of Chicago Press, 1986-05-01. Paperback. Good. 112x17x160. 1986; Chicago; illustrated, glossy paper covers; light rubbing; covers are curling back from use; interior clean and unmarked; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; 399 pages

University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1985. 1st Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. First softcover edition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music; Classical; ISBN: 0226489027. ISBN/EAN: 9780226489025. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 21456. . 9780226489025

University of Chicago Press. Used - Very Good. 1986. Paperback. Very Good.

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University Of Chicago Press, 1986-05-01. Paperback. Like New. [B-AUSddUP AL1 OCT24TE] has only slight edge wear, no marks on pages. tight and clean copy. no serious defects.

University of Chicago Press, 1986. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. Page edges a little dusty..

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Paperback / softback. New. The Saint-Simonians, whose movement flourished in France between 1825 and 1835, are widely recognized for their contributions to history and social thought. Until now, however, no full account has been made of the central role of the arts in their program. In this skillful interdisciplinary study, Ralph P. Locke describes and documents the Saint-Simonians' view of music as an ideological tool and the influence of this view on musical figures of the day. The disciples of Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon, believed that increased industrial production would play a crucial role in improving the condition of the working masses and in shifting power from the aristocratic "drones" to the enterprising men of talent then rising in the French middle class. As a powerful means of winning support for their views, music became an integral part of the Saint-Simonians' writings and ceremonial activities. Among the musicians Locke discusses are… Read More