Title: Sound and semblance : reflections on musical representation /
Authors: Kivy, Peter.
Publisher: Princeton University Press,
Year: 1984
Subjects: Music theory.; Program music.; Symbolism in music.; Music Philosophy and aesthetics
Contents: Music as imitation -- The cuckoo and the thin red line -- A typology of musical illustrations -- Music depicting and music described -- Music as medium -- Notation as representation -- Representation as expression -- Music as "the beautiful play of sensations" -- Music as narration -- How to see it in music (without losing your respectability).