How are conductors' silent gestures magicked into sound by a group of more than a hundred brilliant but belligerent musicians? The mute choreography of great co

This collection of essays analyzes the relationships that exist between esotericism and music from Antiquity to the 20th century, investigating ways in which ma

This volume introduces what has sometimes been called "the third component of western culture." It traces the historical development of those religious traditio

This book demonstrates for the first time that Mozart's opera "Die Zauberflote" is an enactment of the alchemical "opus magnum," in the form of a "chemical wedd

Why does music exert such a strong pull on us? How does it work? Traditional courses in music fundamentals give students a basic understanding of the building b