{"product_id":"music-as-an-art-scruton-hardcover","title":"Music As an Art (Scruton - hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Roger Scruton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan\u003e9781472955715\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection\u003c\/strong\u003e: Music\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Scruton argues in this book, in earlier times, our musical culture had secure foundations in the church, the concert hall and the home; in the ceremonies and celebrations of ordinary life, religion and manners. Yet we no longer live in that world. Fewer people now play instruments and music is, for many, a form of largely solitary enjoyment. As he shows in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMusic as an Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, we live at a critical time for classical music, and this book is an important contribution to the debate, of which we stand in need, concerning the place of music in Western civilization. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47743502778592,"sku":"Books:9781472955715n","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/scruton.jpg?v=1757546973","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/music-as-an-art-scruton-hardcover","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}