Music, which speaks in the language of tones, tends to elude attempts at a description in words. Precisely for this reason, perhaps, it has always posed a great challenge to authors, who have been writing musical works and performances throughout the generations. Contrary to what might be expected, literature is far from unanimous in praising music. Frequently, it assigns it dark powers and presents it as dangerous. This two-volume study is the most massive attempt yet to survey the moment musicaux (musical moments) of world literature. Volume I contains a thematic mapping of some 250 literary representations of music; volume II offers an in-depth analysis of 30 of them .

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The book has two aims, which are linked to one another: to reveal the hidden consistency of musical education processes embodied in a wide variety of phenomena, and to present the research results before those dealing with musical education so that they could shape the educational processes.

This book examines and compares the musical phenomena and their purpose in the scheme of life in the main different cultures outside the Western World.