Mahler's Sixth Symphony: A Study in Musical Semiotics

by Robert Samuels

Book Overview

The terms of structuralist and post-structuralist theory have been widely debated within the field of music analysis in recent years. However, very few analyses have attempted to address the repertoire of large orchestral works of the turn of the century - works which seem most obviously to escape the categories of conventional analysis. This study uses a semiotic theory of signification in order to investigate different types of musical communication...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521602831
• ISBN13: 9780521602839
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.7"