Philosophy of New Music
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Philosophy of New Music is a seminal 1949 work of critical musicology and aesthetic theory by Theodor W. Adorno that contrasts Schoenberg’s modernism with Stravinsky’s neoclassicism to explore the social and philosophical meaning of twentieth-century music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philosophy of New Music canonical | 2 |
| Philosophie der neuen Musik | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Philosophy of New Music Context triple: [Theodor W. Adorno, notableWork, Philosophy of New Music]
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A.
Penser la musique aujourd’hui
Penser la musique aujourd’hui is a theoretical and analytical essay by composer-conductor Pierre Boulez that explores the foundations and future directions of contemporary music.
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B.
The Science of Musical Sound
The Science of Musical Sound is a book by engineer and acoustics researcher John R. Pierce that explains the physical and perceptual principles underlying how music and sound are produced, transmitted, and heard.
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C.
Lectures on Aesthetics
Lectures on Aesthetics is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential philosophy of art and beauty within his broader idealist system.
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D.
Die Lehre von den Tonempfindungen
Die Lehre von den Tonempfindungen is Hermann von Helmholtz’s foundational 19th-century treatise on the physiological and psychological basis of musical tone and acoustics.
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E.
The Problem with Music
The Problem with Music is a widely cited essay critiquing the exploitative practices of the mainstream music industry and the ways record labels financially and creatively undermine artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philosophy of New Music Target entity description: Philosophy of New Music is a seminal 1949 work of critical musicology and aesthetic theory by Theodor W. Adorno that contrasts Schoenberg’s modernism with Stravinsky’s neoclassicism to explore the social and philosophical meaning of twentieth-century music.
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A.
Penser la musique aujourd’hui
Penser la musique aujourd’hui is a theoretical and analytical essay by composer-conductor Pierre Boulez that explores the foundations and future directions of contemporary music.
-
B.
The Science of Musical Sound
The Science of Musical Sound is a book by engineer and acoustics researcher John R. Pierce that explains the physical and perceptual principles underlying how music and sound are produced, transmitted, and heard.
-
C.
Lectures on Aesthetics
Lectures on Aesthetics is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential philosophy of art and beauty within his broader idealist system.
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D.
Die Lehre von den Tonempfindungen
Die Lehre von den Tonempfindungen is Hermann von Helmholtz’s foundational 19th-century treatise on the physiological and psychological basis of musical tone and acoustics.
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E.
The Problem with Music
The Problem with Music is a widely cited essay critiquing the exploitative practices of the mainstream music industry and the ways record labels financially and creatively undermine artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
aesthetic theory work
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book ⓘ musicology work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Frankfurt School ⓘ |
| author | Theodor W. Adorno ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
Arnold Schoenberg
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Igor Stravinsky ⓘ |
| compares |
Arnold Schoenberg
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surface form:
Schoenberg
Igor Stravinsky ⓘ
surface form:
Stravinsky
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| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| explores |
historical development of new music
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philosophical meaning of music ⓘ social meaning of music ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Schoenberg’s modernism
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Stravinsky’s neoclassicism ⓘ |
| genre |
critical theory
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music philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Schoenberg chapter
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Stravinsky chapter ⓘ |
| influenced |
aesthetics
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cultural theory ⓘ musicology ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
autonomous art
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commodification of music ⓘ critique of mass culture ⓘ dialectic of modernism ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contrast between Schoenberg and Stravinsky
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seminal status in critical musicology ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Philosophy of New Music
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Philosophie der neuen Musik
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| philosophicalTradition |
German idealism
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Marxist aesthetics ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| publisher | Suhrkamp Verlag ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Aesthetic Theory
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Dialectic of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| subject |
aesthetics of music
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critical musicology ⓘ modernism in music ⓘ neoclassicism in music ⓘ philosophy of art ⓘ social theory of music ⓘ twentieth-century music ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | critical theory ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Philosophy of New Music Description of subject: Philosophy of New Music is a seminal 1949 work of critical musicology and aesthetic theory by Theodor W. Adorno that contrasts Schoenberg’s modernism with Stravinsky’s neoclassicism to explore the social and philosophical meaning of twentieth-century music.
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Philosophie der neuen Musik