Metaphor and Musical Thought - 9780226273136

Description: Metaphor and Musical ThoughtAuthor(s): Michael Spitzer Format: Paperback Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, United States Imprint: University of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 9780226273136, 978-0226273136 Synopsis The experience of music is abstract and elusive enough that we're often forced to describe it using analogies to other forms and sensations: we say that music moves or rises like a physical form; that it contains the imagery of paintings or the grammar of language. In these and countless other ways, our discussions of music take the form of metaphor, attempting to describe music's abstractions by referencing more concrete and familiar experiences. Michael Spitzer's Metaphor and Musical Thought uses this process to create a unique and insightful history of our relationship with music. Treating issues of language, aesthetics, semiotics, and cognition, Spitzer offers an evaluation, a comprehensive history, and an original theory of the ways our cultural values have informed the metaphors we use to address music. As he brings these discussions to bear on specific works, what emerges is a clear and engaging guide to both the philosophy of musical thought and the history of musical analysis, from the seventeenth century to the present day.

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Book Title: Metaphor and Musical Thought

Number of Pages: 392 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Metaphor and Musical Thought

Publisher: T.H.E. University of Chicago Press

Publication Year: 2015

Item Height: 236 mm

Item Weight: 628 g

Type: Study Guide

Author: Michael Spitzer

Subject Area: Data Analysis

Item Width: 179 mm

Format: Paperback