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Author Monelle, Raymond, 1937-

Title The musical topic [electronic resource] : hunt, military and pastoral / Raymond Monelle.

Imprint Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2006.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xi, 304 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., music.
Series Musical meaning and interpretation
Musical meaning and interpretation.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-298) and index.
Contents Topic theory. Topic and expression ; The literary source of topic theory ; Signifier and signified in music -- Huntsmen. Signifier : the hunting horn ; Signified : hunts noble and ignoble ; Musical hunts ; The topic established -- Soldiers. The military signifier : 1. The march ; The military signifier : 2. The military trumpet and its players ; The military signified ; The soldier represented -- Shepherds. The pastoral signified : the myth ; The pastoral signifier ; The pastoral in music ; New pastorals ; Epilogue.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Music -- History and criticism.
Hunting music -- History and criticism.
Military music -- History and criticism.
Pastoral music (Secular) -- History and criticism.
Music -- Themes, motives.
Musical analysis.
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0253347661 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780253347664

 
    
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