| Description |
xxxiii, 425 pages : illustration, music ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Aesthetics in music ; no. 6
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Aesthetics in music ; no. 6.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-422) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. Images and impressions. The representation of fictitious images ; Times of absorption : oracles, funerals and celebrations ; Enchanted places ; Wind and water, fog and snow ; Flowers, insects and birds ; Comedians and other performers -- pt. II. Tales and poems. The interarts translation of narratives ; Nymphs, fairies, and sprites ; Evening harmony, morning delight, and death ; Apparitions and visitations -- pt. III. Spiritual concepts and divine attributes ; The meditative transfiguration of imagery ; God's love ; The child ; Incarnation and suffering ; The word ; The exchange of natures and the nature(s) of time and silence -- Appendix I. Les tierces alternées (Debussy, Préludes, II, 11) -- Appendix II. Messiaen's musical language -- Appendix III. Brief overview of Olivier Messiaen's cycle Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus -- Appendix IV. French performance indications. |
| Subject |
Piano music -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
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Piano music -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) |
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Performance practice (Music) -- France -- History -- 20th century.
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Performance practice (Music) |
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France. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics. |
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Music -- Semiotics.
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Music -- Semiotics. |
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Music and language.
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Music and language. |
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Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Preludes, piano, book 1.
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Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Preludes, piano, book 2.
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Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. Miroirs.
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Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. Gaspard de la nuit.
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Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992. Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus.
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| ISBN |
0945193955 |
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9780945193951 |
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