Proust as Musician

by Jean-Jacques Nattiez

Book Overview

Does one need to know the rules of harmony to be considered a musician? Throughout A la recherche du temps perdu, and particularly ' Swann in Love', Proust displays a surprising sensitivity to the way music is heard, a sensitivity to which we owe some of the most beautiful writing on music. Through a study of the texts devoted to the Sonata and Septet of Vinteui, Jean-Jacques Nattiez demonstrates the fundamental role played by music in the evolution...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521028027
• ISBN13: 9780521028028
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"