| Description |
xiv, 248 pages : music ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Musical meaning and interpretation
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Musical meaning and interpretation.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-244) and index. |
| Contents |
A theory of musical narrative. An introduction to narrative analysis : Chopin's prelude in G major, op. 28, no. 3 ; Perspectives and critiques ; A theory of musical narrative : conceptual considerations ; A theory of musical narrative : analytical considerations ; Narrative and topic -- Archetypal narratives and phases. Romance narratives and Micznik's degrees of narrativity ; Tragic narratives : an extended analysis of Schubert, piano sonata in B♭ [flat] major, D. 960, first movement ; Ironic narratives : subtypes and phases ; Comic narratives and discursive strategies ; Summary and conclusion. |
| Summary |
Byron Almen proposes an original synthesis of approaches to musical narrative from literary criticism, semiotics, historiography, musicology, and music theory, resulting in a significant critical reorientation of the field. This volume includes an extensive survey of traditional approaches to musical narrative, a careful delineation of the essential elements and preconditions of musical narrative organization, an eclectic analytical model applicable to a wide range of musical styles and repertoires, a diverse range of musical examples illustrating the range and applicability of the theoretical apparatus, a classification scheme of narrative types and subtypes reflecting conceptually distinct narrative strategies, a wide array of interpretive categories, and a sensitivity to the dependence of narrative interpretation on the cultural milieu of the work, its various audiences, and the analyst. A Theory of Musical Narrative provides both an excellent introduction to an increasingly important conceptual domain and a complex reassessment of its possibilities and characteristics. |
| Subject |
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics. |
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Musical analysis.
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Musical analysis. |
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Music -- Semiotics.
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Music -- Semiotics. |
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Music and literature.
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Music and literature. |
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Music theory.
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Music theory. |
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Narrative in music.
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Narrative in music. |
| Spine Title |
The-o-ry of mu-si-cal nar-ra-tive |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Almén, Byron, 1968- Theory of musical narrative. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008 (OCoLC)639595846 |
| ISBN |
9780253352385 cloth alkaline paper |
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025335238X cloth alkaline paper |
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