TY  - BOOK
AU  - Almén,Byron
ED  - Indiana University.
TI  - A theory of musical narrative
T2  - Musical meaning and interpretation
SN  - 9780253352385
AV  - ML3800 .A46 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Bloomington
PB  - Indiana University Press
KW  - Music
KW  - Philosophy and aesthetics
KW  - Musical analysis
KW  - Semiotics
KW  - Music and literature
KW  - Music theory
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-244) and index; -- Contents; Pt. 1	A Theory of Musical Narrative; 1	An Introduction to Narrative Analysis: Chopin's Prelude in G Major, Op. 28, No. 3; 2	Perspectives and Critiques; 3	A Theory of Musical Narrative: Conceptual Considerations; 4	A Theory of Musical Narrative: Analytical Considerations; 5	Narrative and Topic; Pt. 2	Archetypal Narratives and Phases; 6	Romance Narratives and Micznik's Degrees of Narrativity; 7	Tragic Narratives: An Extended Analysis of Schubert, Piano Sonata in B [flat] Major, D. 960, First Movement; 8	Ironic Narratives: Subtypes and Phases; 9	Comic Narratives and Discursive Strategies; 10	Summary and Conclusion; 	Glossary; 	Notes; 	Bibliography; 	Index
N2  - Byron Almen proposes an original synthesis of approaches to musical narrative from literary criticism, semiotics, historiography, musicology, and music theory, resulting in a significant critical reorientation of the field. This volume includes an extensive survey of traditional approaches to musical narrative, a careful delineation of the essential elements and preconditions of musical narrative organization, an eclectic analytical model applicable to a wide range of musical styles and repertoires, a diverse range of musical examples illustrating the range and applicability of the theoretical apparatus, a classification scheme of narrative types and subtypes reflecting conceptually distinct narrative strategies, a wide array of interpretive categories, and a sensitivity to the dependence of narrative interpretation on the cultural milieu of the work, its various audiences, and the analyst. A Theory of Musical Narrativeprovides both an excellent introduction to an increasingly important conceptual domain and a complex reassessment of its possibilities and characteristics
ER  -