Slavoj Žižek: The history of music in 3 minutes @TheNexusInstitute
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Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Žižek gives a lightning-speed analysis of the history of music, from Bach, Wagner and Mahler to Schönberg and Berg.

Excerpt from a debate at the 2011 Nexus Conference 'The Questor Hero'. A longer version of the debate can be viewed here: youtube.com/watch?v=a3V-iNwB01Q

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Slavoj Žižek: The history of music in 3 minutes

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