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This book gives a critical account of various methods used in music analysis. In the first chapter, a number of current approaches such as semiotics, musical implications, Schenkerian analysis, and generative theory are demonstrated on Mozart’s K. 331 theme. Five essays deal with important concepts in music analysis: ambiguity, formal proportions, and similarity within and between works. A further chapter provides a discussion of probability, kinship, and influence – decisive criteria when judging musical plagiarism. The last essay, studying a piece by Schubert, sifts the prospects of deciphering a composer’s sexual leanings from his music.



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Analytical Variations on a Theme by Mozart – In Defence of Musical Ambiguity – Mozart out of Proportion – Hidden Repetitions and Uncovered Parallelisms – An das ferne Verwandte – Warum Grillen? – Suing a Sound-Alike – Schubert’s Promissory Note. Further Exercises in Musical Hermeneutics.

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      Publisher: Peter Lang AG
      Publication Date: 29/01/2020
      ISBN13: 9783631770658, 978-3631770658
      ISBN10: 3631770650

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This book gives a critical account of various methods used in music analysis. In the first chapter, a number of current approaches such as semiotics, musical implications, Schenkerian analysis, and generative theory are demonstrated on Mozart’s K. 331 theme. Five essays deal with important concepts in music analysis: ambiguity, formal proportions, and similarity within and between works. A further chapter provides a discussion of probability, kinship, and influence – decisive criteria when judging musical plagiarism. The last essay, studying a piece by Schubert, sifts the prospects of deciphering a composer’s sexual leanings from his music.



      Table of Contents

      Analytical Variations on a Theme by Mozart – In Defence of Musical Ambiguity – Mozart out of Proportion – Hidden Repetitions and Uncovered Parallelisms – An das ferne Verwandte – Warum Grillen? – Suing a Sound-Alike – Schubert’s Promissory Note. Further Exercises in Musical Hermeneutics.

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