Musical Representations, Subjects, and Objects
Subtitle: The Construction Of Musical Thought In Zarlino, Descartes, Rameau, And Weber (Musical Meaning and Interpretation)
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: December 15, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780253344571
Subjects: Philosophy; Theory of music & musicology; Music/Songbooks; Music; Aesthetics; History & Criticism - General; Instruction & Study - Theory; History; Music theory; Philosophy and aesthetics; Semiotics
First sentence: To begin, a simple question of order.
Description: "In his book, Jairo Moreno traces the emergence, consolidation, and decline of several different theoretical systems, or "representations." He explores the construction, use, and transformation of various concepts to explain harmony and harmonic progressions from the Renaissance to the Romantic period - an unusually broad scope for a single music theory book. As part of his analysis, Moreno investigates the meaning and role of the listener, or "musical subject," within these representations."--Jacket.