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"A fascinating new book."鈥擜lex Ross, The New Yorker

"This is a cogent and well-illustrated account of the theoretical basis for the changes in how instrumental music was listened to in the early decades of the 19th century. Bonds clarifies complex material and piles up evidence to make a convincing case for a 'revolution in listening.'"鈥擯atricia Howard, Currents

"Philosophical discussion of music can easily become dense, but Bonds presents his arguments and evidence in a clear, discernible manner such that readers with little exposure to the philosophical issues of the time period can follow his reasoning and come away illuminated by a first-hand account concerning the reception of the symphony in the first quarter of the nineteenth century."鈥擩ohn Stine, Music Research Forum

"Through the lucid presentation of many diverse sources and the close reading of several central documents, Music as Thought establishes the cultural force of listening to music in the age of Beethoven. The result is a compelling story with a fresh polemical spin."鈥擲cott Burnham, 91桃色 University

"Music as Thought navigates the discursive space of nineteenth-century German symphonies, and Beethoven's symphonic music especially, between the pointedly apolitical metaphysics of 'absolute music,' and the explicit political appropriation of these works in the service of emerging German nationalism. It is hard to imagine a topic that would be more central to current musicological discourse."鈥擜lexander Rehding, Harvard University