Harmonies of Heaven and Earth: Mysticism in Music from Antiquity to the Avant-Garde

Harmonies of Heaven and Earth: Mysticism in Music from Antiquity to the Avant-Garde

Joscelyn Godwin
$16.95
Publication Date: November 1st, 1987
Publisher:
Inner Traditions
ISBN:
9780892815005
Pages:
208
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Description

Joscelyn Godwin explores music's effects on matter, living things, and human behavior. Turning to metaphysical accounts of the higher worlds and theories of celestial harmony, the author follows the path of musical inspiration on its descent to Earth, illuminating the archetypal currents that lie beneath Western musical history.

About the Author

Joscelyn Godwin was born in Kelmscott, Oxfordshire, England on January 16, 1945. He was educated as a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral School, Oxford, then at Radley College (Music Scholar), and Magdalene College, Cambridge (Music Scholar; B.A., 1965, Mus. B., 1966, M.A. 1969). Coming to the USA in 1966, he did graduate work in Musicology at Cornell University (Ph. D., 1969; dissertation: "The Music of Henry Cowell") and taught at Cleveland State University for two years before joining the Colgate University Music Department in 1971. He has taught at Colgate ever since.

Praise for Harmonies of Heaven and Earth: Mysticism in Music from Antiquity to the Avant-Garde

"Through a rich, eclectic mix of mythological, philosophical, literary, and scientific references, the deeper meanings of sound and music are revealed."
— Gnosis