Theory of Musical Narrative Contributor(s): Almén, Byron (Author) |
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ISBN: 025335238X ISBN-13: 9780253352385 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: The first book-length consideration of musical narrative |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Music | Instruction & Study - Theory - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical - Music | History & Criticism - General |
Dewey: 781 |
LCCN: 2008017198 |
Series: Musical Meaning and Interpretation |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.5" (1.35 lbs) 264 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Byron Alm n 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. Alm n 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. |