Includes bibliographical references and index.

Key terms and concepts. The Cultural Notion of Mousikē ; Ancient Musicking ; The Educational Value of Music : From Mousikē Paideia to Quadrivium ; Music Therapy and Healing Harmony -- Theoretical models. From Technē to Epistēmē (and back) ; Music by the Numbers ; Cosmic Ideals ; In the Praise of God -- Aesthetic issues. Senses and Sensibilities ; Music and Emotions ; Mimetic Paradigms ; Musical Beauty -- Occurences and recurrences. Ancient vs Modern Quarrels ; The Classics and the Popular ; Identity, Ethnicity and Gender ; The Construction of the Public Self.

"This book explores the pivotal role played by ancient mousike-in all its facets-in the development of musical practices and ideas throughout history. As well as reassessing the paradigmatic value of the Greek model in the musical reception of antiquity in different historical periods, Eleonora Rocconi also highlights its persisting contribution to modern cultural debates within the realms of classics, musicology, philosophy, aesthetics, anthropology, performance, and cultural studies, as well as in artistic environments"-- Provided by publisher.