A Theory of Musical Semiotics

A Theory of Musical Semiotics
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 0253356490
ISBN-13 : 9780253356499
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Book Synopsis A Theory of Musical Semiotics by : Eero Tarasti

Download or read book A Theory of Musical Semiotics written by Eero Tarasti and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1994-12-22 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Since [Tarasti's] is unquestionably the most fully developed narrative theory in the literature, this book is an important landmark . . . " —Music & Letters Eero Tarasti advances a semiotic theory of music based on information provided by the history of Western music and by various sign theories. A Theory of Musical Semiotics 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.


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