| Description |
x, 146 p. : ill., music ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Fixing the meaning of complex signs -- Pre-classical sentiment -- Contradictory sentiments -- The C minor style -- Beethoven's expansion -- Romantic intensity -- Obsessions. |
| Summary |
Through a range of musical examples, Rosen details the array of stylistic devices and techniques used to represent or convey sentiment. This is not, however, a listener's guide to any 'correct' response to a particular piece. Instead, Rosen provides the tools and terms with which to appreciate this central aspect of musical aesthetics, and indeed explores the phenomenon of contradictory sentiments embodied in a single motif or melody. |
| Subject |
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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Music -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
9780300126402 |
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0300126409 |
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