Layers of Musical Meaning (Danish Humanist Texts and Studies)
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
Published: July 10, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9788763504249
Subjects: Theory of music & musicology; Music; Instruction & Study - Theory; History & Criticism - General; Music theory; Musical analysis
Description: "Layers of Musical Meaning confronts the wide-spread conception that music like ordinary language has specific meanings. The main thesis of Layers of Musical Meaning is that music is a language albeit a language that lacks the referential dimension characteristic of an ordinary vocabulary. Thus the only vehicle for musical meaning is the specific grammars that govern musical style." "In addition to tables and illustrations the documentation of the book comprises close to 400 music examples."--Jacket.