Expressive Intersections in Brahms: Essays in Analysis and Meaning Contributor(s): Platt, Heather (Editor), Smith, Peter H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253357055 ISBN-13: 9780253357052 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $42.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Music | Individual Composer & Musician - Music | Instruction & Study - Theory - Music | History & Criticism - General |
Dewey: 780.92 |
LCCN: 2011031951 |
Series: Musical Meaning and Interpretation |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.45 lbs) 316 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Contributors to this exciting new volume examine the intersection of structure and meaning in Brahms's music, utilizing a wide range of approaches, from the theories of Schenker to the most recent analytical techniques. They combine various viewpoints with the semiotic-based approaches of Robert Hatten, and address many of the most important genres in which Brahms composed. The essays reveal the expressive power of a work through the comparison of specific passages in one piece to similar works and through other artistic realms such as literature and painting. The result of this intertextual re-framing is a new awareness of the meaningfulness of even Brahms's most absolute works. |