Language of Music

Name: Language of Music
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ISBN: 9780198161806

ISBN-10: 0198161808

ISBN-13: 9780198161806

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Authors: Deryck Cooke

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This important and controversial book has come to be regarded as a modern classic. Originally published in 1959, it has exerted a profound influence on all subsequent discussion in the field of musical aesthetics. The author's thesis is that the main characteristic of music is to express and evoke emotion, and that all composers whose music has a tonal basis have used the same, or closely similar, melodic phrases, harmonies, and rhythms to express and evoke the same emotions. He supports this view with numerous musical examples, varying from plainsong to Stravinsky. Based on this evidence he argues that music is a language in the quite specific sense that idioms can be identified and a list…

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List price: $77.00
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/8/1990
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Preface



What Kind of an Art is Music?



The Elements of Musical Expression



Some Basic Terms of Musical Vocabulary



The Process of Musical Communication



The Large-Scale Functioning of Musical Language


Index of Subjects


Index Of Names And Works Referred To In The Text Without Adjacent Quotation


Index Of Music Examples