Screen LibraryAnalytical variations - eight critical essays on applied music theory /
"This book gives a critical account of various methods used in music analysis. In the first chapter, a number of current approaches such as semiotics, musical implications, Schenkerian analysis, and generative theory are demonstrated on Mozart's K. 331 theme. Five essays deal with importan...
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| Main Authors: | |
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Peter Lang,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Methodology of music research ; 10. 1618-842X |
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| Summary: |
"This book gives a critical account of various methods used in music analysis. In the first chapter, a number of current approaches such as semiotics, musical implications, Schenkerian analysis, and generative theory are demonstrated on Mozart's K. 331 theme. Five essays deal with important concepts in music analysis: ambiguity, formal proportions, and similarity within and between works. A further chapter provides a discussion of probability, kinship, and influence - decisive criteria when judging musical plagiarism. The last essay, studying a piece by Schubert, sifts the prospects of deciphering a composer's sexual leanings from his music"-- |
| Carrier Form: | 613 pages : illustrations, music ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [607]-613). |
| ISBN: |
9783631770658 3631770650 |
| Index Number: | MT90 |
| CLC: | J605 |
| Call Number: | J605/E239 |