Theory of Musical Narrative Contributor(s): Almén, Byron (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253030099 ISBN-13: 9780253030092 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Music | Instruction & Study - Theory - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical - Music | History & Criticism - General |
Dewey: 781 |
LCCN: 2017565002 |
Series: Musical Meaning and Interpretation |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.90 lbs) 264 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Byron Almén 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 illustrated by a wide variety of musical examples that highlight the range and applicability of the theoretical apparatus. Almén provides 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 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. |