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Resounding monumentality

by Alexander Rehding

Sublime, The, in musicHistory and criticismMusicMusic, germanMusic, history and criticism, 19th centurySocial aspectsHistoryPsychological aspects

Rehding locates musical monumentality, a central property of the 19th century German repertoire, at the intersections of aesthetics and memory. He explores how monumentality contributes to an experiential music history and how it conveys the sublime to the listening public.

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