LANGUAGE OF MUSIC by Cooke, Deryck ISBN 0198161808
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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.
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 of meanings compiled. While acknowledging that a 'dictionary' of the language of music cannot easily be provided, he attempts to supply what could at least be regarded as a 'phrase book'. The enlightening analysis of two complete symphonies by Mozart and Vaughan Williams demonstrates the expressive function of musical form, the latter being an element which the author considers inseparable from musical content.
[edit] Book Details
[edit] Title
LANGUAGE OF MUSIC
[edit] Author
Cooke, Deryck
[edit] ISBN
0198161808
[edit] Published
16/11/1989
[edit] Publisher
Oxford University Press
[edit] Binding
paperback (C format)
[edit] Retail Price
18.99 (GBP)
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18.99 (GBP)
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