Sounding the Virtual: Gilles Deleuze and the Theory and Philosophy of Music

It is the contention of the editors and contributors of this volume that the work carried out by Gilles Deleuze, where rigorously applied, has the potential to cut through much of the intellectual sedimentation that has settled in the fields of music studies. Deleuze is a vigorous critic of the Western intellectual tradition, calling for a ''philosophy of difference'', and, despite its ambitions, ...