The Musical Topic
| Author | : Raymond Monelle |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2006-09-21 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780253112361 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0253112362 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (362 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Musical Topic by : Raymond Monelle
Download or read book The Musical Topic written by Raymond Monelle and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2006-09-21 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Musical Topic discusses three tropes prominently featured in Western European music: the hunt, the military, and the pastoral. Raymond Monelle provides an in-depth cultural and historical study of musical topics -- short melodic figures, harmonic or rhythmic formulae carrying literal or lexical meaning -- through consideration of their origin, thematization, manifestation, and meaning. The Musical Topic shows the connections of musical meaning to literature, social history, and the fine arts.