More Than Meets the Ear: A Study of the Semantics of MusicUniversity Press of America, 2002 - 629 páginas Rejecting the need for theories about theories, this book suggests that one can find the meaning of classical musical compositions by attending just "to the facts themselves." Seeking to promote critical and intelligent appreciation of music, the author discusses a range of classical works, pointing out what he believes the composer is communicating and the way in which it is communicated. He examines (and offers examples of) musical games, symbolism, musical tension, melody and melodic line. The latter half of the work is devoted to applying the preceding topics to specific works by Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Ravel, and other composers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. |
Conteúdo
The Game of Likenesses | 9 |
The Sound of Music | 19 |
The Materials of Music | 31 |
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accompaniment Allegro arpeggiated B-flat Bach Bach's bass beauty becomes Beethoven begins in measure Brahms c-minor cadence cadenza Chapter character Chopin chorale chromatic climax closing theme coda composers composition concerto contrapuntal contrast counterpoint dance Debussy Debussy's discussed dissonance dominant emotional episode Etudes example exposition expression F-sharp fact feeling figure formal fugue harmonies harpsichord Haydn hear imitation keyboard last movement Liszt major chord Mazurka meaning meas melodic line melody Mendelssohn Mephisto Mephisto Waltz minor key minuet modulating mood motif motion Mozart notes octave passage passion pattern pedal point performance perhaps piano piece play Prelude psychological Ravel recapitulation relationship repeated rhythm rhythmic Romantic rondo scale scherzo Schubert Schumann second theme sequence sighs singing slow movement Sonata sonata form song sound stretto subdominant subdominant chord symbol Symphony tempo tension third tonality tones tonic transition values variations virtuosity voices Waltz Well-Tempered Clavier words