Music and Image in Classical Athens

Sheramy Bundrick proposes that the depictions of musical performance in fifth century BC Athens were intimately linked to contemporary developments in the field of music itself, such as the debate over music in education, theories of musical ethos, and the growing popularity of professional musicians. Moreover, she argues that music became a visual metaphor for the harmony or disharmony of the city. Her book is the first to consider the broad range of musical images in the dynamic classical period, as well as their sociocultural and artistic implications.

Author: Sheramy Bundrick
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12/22/2005
Pages: 274
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.92lbs
Size: 10.08h x 7.30w x 0.84d
ISBN: 9780521848060