About this title: In this book Jean-Jacques Nattiez, well-known for his pioneering work in musical semiology, examines both music and discourse about music as products of human activity that are perceived in varying ways by various cultures. Asking such questions as "what is a musical work" and "what constitutes music", Nattiez draws from philosophy, anthropology, music analysis, and history to propose a global theory for the interpretation of specific pieces, the phenomenon of music, and the human behaviors that music elicits. He reviews issues raised by the notion of the musical sign, and shows how Perican ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780691027142ISBN:0691027145
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780691027142ISBN:0691027145
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PRINCETON UNIV PR
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780691027142ISBN:0691027145
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780691091365ISBN:0691091366
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN-13:9780691027142ISBN:0691027145
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