| The Sonic Self: Musical Subjectivity and Signification Contributor(s): Cumming, Naomi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253337542 ISBN-13: 9780253337542 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $39.59 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2001 Annotation: Using Classical violin music as her principal laboratory, the author examines how a performance incorporates distinctive features of the performer as well as of the work, and how the listener interprets not only the composer's work and the performer's rendition, but also the performer's and the listener's identities. A richly interdisciplinary approach to a common, yet persistently mysterious, part of our lives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Instruction & Study - Theory |
| Dewey: 780.14 |
| LCCN: 00040917 |
| Series: Advances in Semiotics |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.59 lbs) 392 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Semioticians began by looking at literature but have gradually applied their techniques to other disciplines, including music. The late Naomi Cumming . . . based this consideration of the sources of musical expression on her experiences as a performer--with interesting, if rarely surprising, results. --Choice Using classical violin music as her principal laboratory, the author examines how a performance incorporates distinctive features not only of the work, but of the performer as well--and how the listener goes about interpreting not only the composer's work and the performer's rendering of the work, but also of the performer's and listener's identities. A richly interdisciplinary approach to a very common, yet persistently mysterious, part of our lives. |