The Musical Topic: Hunt, Military and Pastoral Contributor(s): Monelle, Raymond (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253347661 ISBN-13: 9780253347664 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: An invaluable interdisciplinary study that addresses three traditional topics in music |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Music | Instruction & Study - Theory - Music | History & Criticism - General |
Dewey: 781.59 |
LCCN: 2006002650 |
Series: Musical Meaning and Interpretation |
Physical Information: 1.14" H x 6.36" W x 9.6" (1.45 lbs) 304 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Musical Topic discusses three tropes prominently featured in Western European music: the hunt, the military, and the pastoral. Raymond Monelle provides an in-depth cultural and historical study of musical topics--short melodic figures, harmonic or rhythmic formulae carrying literal or lexical meaning--through consideration of their origin, thematization, manifestation, and meaning. The Musical Topic shows the connections of musical meaning to literature, social history, and the fine arts. |