GA 283 · Arts, esoteric classes and professions
Das Wesen des Musikalischen und das Tonerlebnis im Menschen
The Essence of Music
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Heading Date Place Kind Words Das Wesen des Musikalischen ERSTER VORTRAG Köln, 3. Dezember 1906 1906-12-03 Köln lecture 2597 ZWEITER VORTRAG Berlin, 12. November 1906 1906-11-12 Berlin lecture 3618 DRITTER VORTRAG Berlin, 26. November 1906 1906-11-26 Berlin lecture 2400 VIERTER VORTRAG Leipzig, 10. November 1906 1906-11-10 Leipzig lecture 2411 Fragenbeantwortungen und Schlußworte FRAGENBEANTWORTUNG Dornach, 29. September 1920 Über die Erweiterung des Tonsystems 1920-09-29 Dornach lecture 3984 FRAGENBEANTWORTUNG Dornach, 30. September 1920 1920-09-30 Dornach lecture 2847 FRAGENBEANTWORTUNG Dornach, 30. September 1920, abends 1920-09-30 Dornach lecture 6697 ERSTES SCHLUSSWORT Dornach, 20. Dezember 1920 Nach einem Vortrag von Professor Franz Thomastik über akustische Probleme 1920-12-20 Dornach lecture 2139 ZWEITES SCHLUSSWORT Dornach, 7. Februar 1921 Nach einem Vortrag von Leopold van der Pais 1921-02-07 Dornach lecture 1049 ERSTER VORTRAG Stuttgart, 7. März 1923 1923-03-07 Stuttgart lecture 4885 ZWEITER VORTRAG Stuttgart, 8. März 1923 1923-03-08 Stuttgart lecture 4769 DRITTER VORTRAG Dornach, 16. März 1923 1923-03-16 Dornach lecture 4627 HINWEISE apparatus 5815
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As the witnesses print it • [Rudolf Steiner](Rudolf_Steiner), M. St.Goar (Translator): *The Inner Nature of Music and the Experience of Tone*. **CW 283**. Anthroposophic Press 1983. ISBN 978-0880100748 AnthroWiki (English)
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English 12 7, 5, 0 333 1, 1
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