Kramer, Lawrence, 1946-

Why classical music still matters / Lawrence Kramer. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2007. - viii, 242 p. ; 22 cm.

"Simpson, imprint in humanities"--P. facing t.p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-237) and index.

Classical music and its values -- The fate of melody and the dream of return -- Score and performance, performance and film : classical music as liberating energy -- But not for me : love song and the heartache of modern life -- The ghost in the machine : keyboard rhapsodies -- Crisis and memory : the music of lost time -- Persephone's fiddle : the value of classical music.

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