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- Music as Metaphor: The Elements of Expression
- Book
- 1960
- Published by: University of Minnesota Press
summary
Music as Metaphor was first published in 1960. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.
A professor of music for many years, Mr. Ferguson here sets forth his theories on how music conveys meaning to its listeners. He identifies and discusses the elements of musical expression - tonal stress and rhythm - and correlates them with the nervous tensions and motor impulses which characterize human emotion. Through this correlation, he shows how music portrays universally understood emotional states and ideas. He relates these principles to music criticism, proposing a new system for such criticism.
Table of Contents
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- 2. The Factors of Beauty
- pp. 21-28
- 3. Form and Content in Relation
- pp. 29-37
- 4. Form in Isolation
- pp. 38-50
- 8. The Functioning of the Elements
- pp. 87-123
- 11. The Past and the Future of the Elements
- pp. 165-180
- 12. Music as Metaphor
- pp. 181-190
Additional Information
ISBN
9781452937076
Related ISBN(s)
9780816660377
MARC Record
OCLC
592871445
Pages
210
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No