{"product_id":"a-theory-of-musical-semiotics-hardback-9780253356499","title":"A Theory of Musical Semiotics (Hardback) 9780253356499","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Theory of Musical Semiotics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEero Tarasti (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253356499\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 December 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages, 4 b\u0026amp;w photos, 141 illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.4 cm, 0.739 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Since [Tarasti's] is unquestionably the most fully developed narrative theory in the literature, this book is an important landmark . . . \" —Music \u0026amp; Letters\u003cbr\u003e Eero Tarasti advances a semiotic theory of music based on information provided by the history of Western music and by various sign theories. \u003ci\u003eA Theory of Musical Semiotics\u003c\/i\u003e provides a model for the semiotic analysis of both musical structure and semantics. It introduces English-language readers to musical narratology, which has been largely the province of European researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Thomas A. Sebeok\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Part One: Theoretical Background\u003cbr\u003e I. In Search of a Theory\u003cbr\u003e 1.1 A Brief Critical History of Musical Semiotics\u003cbr\u003e 1.2 Reflections on the Logic of Musical Discourse\u003cbr\u003e 1.3 The Problem of Narrativity in Music\u003cbr\u003e 1.4 Toward the Definition of Modalities: Signs in Opera\u003cbr\u003e 1.5 On the Truth in Music\u003cbr\u003e 1.6 The Theory Itself in an Abridged Form\u003cbr\u003e II. Musical Time\u003cbr\u003e 2.1 Music in Micro-Time: The Role of Memory\u003cbr\u003e 2.2 Music in Macro-Time: Music Models throught the Ages\u003cbr\u003e III. Musical Space\u003cbr\u003e IV. Musical Actors\u003cbr\u003e 4.1 Ernst Kurth as a Precursor of Musical Semiotics: Steps toward the Definition of Actoriality in Music\u003cbr\u003e 4.2 From Musical Subjects to Theme-Actors\u003cbr\u003e Part Two: Analyses\u003cbr\u003e V. Semiosis of the Classical Style: Beethoven's \"Waldstein\"\u003cbr\u003e VI. Narrativity in Chopin\u003cbr\u003e 6.1 Polonaise-Fantaisie and the Idea of Narrative Program\u003cbr\u003e 6.2 Writing a Modal Grammar: Chopin's Ballade in G Minor\u003cbr\u003e VII. Music and Literature\u003cbr\u003e 7.1 The Case of Obermann: Franz Liszt and Marie d'Agoult in Switzerland\u003cbr\u003e 7.2 \"Apres un reve\": A Semiotic Approach to the Study of Musical Performance\u003cbr\u003e VIII. Music and Visual Arts: Pictures and Promenades—A Peircean Excursion into the Semiosis of Musorgsky\u003cbr\u003e IX. The Semiotics of Symphonism: A Deconstruction of National Meanings in Sibelius's Fourth Symphony\u003cbr\u003e X. Toward the Modern Scene\u003cbr\u003e 10.1 Debussy's Impressionism in the Prelude \"...La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune\"\u003cbr\u003e 10.2 Minimalism and Anti-Narrativity\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: \"Apres un reve\"\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520535982360,"sku":"9780253356499","price":27.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-theory-of-musical-semiotics-hardback-9780253356499","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}