Music in European Thought 1851–1912

Contents

• Part I . German aesthetics of music in the second half of the nineteenth century:
• 1. Music as an autonomous being;
• 2. Music as an expressive force;
• 3. The eclectic tendency;
• Part II . Aesthetics of music in France and England:
• 4. General works;
• 5. The Impact of Wagner;
• 6. England;
• Part III . Music and positivist thought:
• 7. Psychology of music and the theory of empathy;
• 8. Theories and speculation about the origin of music;
• Part IV . Bridge between music theory and philosophy and the beginnings of musicology as an independent discipline:
• Part V . New tendencies at the turn of the century:
• 9. Historical understanding;
• 10. Criticism of the theory of empathy;
• 11. The past and the future of music.