Reiner, Thomas
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Semiotics of Musical Time investigates the link between musical time and the world of signs and symbols. It examines the extent to which musical time
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is a product of signs, sign systems, and sign-oriented behavior. Sound is discussed as a potential sign of time and of musical time. Inherent and recognizable temporal features are identified in a number of musical works. Time as a compositional concern is examined in the case of Igor Stravinsky and Karlheinz Stockhausen. A principal distinction between hearing associated with perception and listening associated with cognition provides the basis for the proposition that musical time is both unheard and imperceptible. The role of concepts, and their designations, is investigated to demonstrate that consciousness of musical time involves semiotic processes.
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MUSICAL METER AND RHYTHM
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Philosophical & Existential
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Publisher
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Month-Year
Jul, 2000
ISBN
ISBN-13: 9780820445250
ISBN-10: 0820445258
Language
English
No. of Pages
250
Format
Hardcover
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