Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1. Musical Values Chapter 2. Uses and Abuses Chapter 3. Music as Art Chapter 4. Understanding Music Chapter 5. The Old, the New, and the Contemporary Chapter 6. Cultural Choices Bibliography Index

About the Author

Julian Johnson is Professor of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London. He was awarded the Dent Medal of the Royal Musical Association for "outstanding contributions to musicology."

Reviews

"You will often cheer out loud! I did...more profound than can be communicated in a book review. I read this twice. Like all my favorite books, I will read it again and again. Nothing is more relevant to classical music devotees."--American Record Guide "[A] heartfelt and finely reasoned appeal....wise, perceptive and inspiring book."--The Economist "[A] soberly argued defense of classical tradition as uniquely valuable in its own right, and hence worth sustaining as a cultural option open to all. Who Needs Classical Music? is neither a last-ditch lament nor an aggressive counter-attack....Every page -at times, every sentence-is loaded with implications for further thought deserves the widest attention." --BBC online "[A] sophisticated yet accessible defense of classical music's value."--Choice