Myth and Music: A Semiotic Approach to the Aesthetics of Myth in Music, Especially that of Wagner, Sibelius and Stravinsky |
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Contents
Acknowledgements | 11 |
From the aesthetics of myth to the aesthetics of music | 29 |
Myth as a musical reconstruction | 38 |
The mythical and musical discourses the narrative aspect | 55 |
The mythical as seme and style in music | 66 |
PART | 131 |
Wagners Siegfried | 173 |
Sibeliuss Kullervo | 222 |
Stravinskys Oedipus Rex | 272 |
Conclusion | 327 |
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Myth and Music: A Semiotic Approach to the Aesthetics of Myth in Music ... Eero Tarasti Limited preview - 1979 |
Myth and Music: A Semiotic Approach to the Aesthetics of Myth and Music ... Eero Tarasti No preview available - 1979 |
Myth and Music: A Semiotic Approach to the Aesthetics of Myth in Music ... Eero Tarasti No preview available - 1979 |
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References to this book
Thinking about Music: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Music Lewis Eugene Rowell,Lewis Rowell No preview available - 1984 |
Analytica: Studies in the Description and Analysis of Music Anders Lonn,Anders Lönn,Erik Kjellberg No preview available - 1985 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | Myth and Music: A Semiotic Approach to the Aesthetics of Myth in Music, Especially that of Wagner, Sibelius and Stravinsky Issue 51 of Approaches to semiotics, ISSN 0066-5576 |
| Author | Eero Tarasti |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter, 1979 |
| ISBN | 9027979189, 9789027979186 |
| Length | 364 pages |
| Subjects | › Music / History & Criticism |
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