The why of Music: Dialogues in an Unexplored Region of AppreciationU of Minnesota Press - 309 pages |
Contents
A GLEAM IN THE EYE | 3 |
SOMETHING MORE | 17 |
THE MUSICAL IMAGE | 31 |
HOW THE MUSICAL IMAGE IS PORTRAYED | 45 |
HOW FORM CONTRIBUTES TO THE IMAGE | 58 |
SOME HOWS AND WHYS OF MUSICAL COMPOSITION | 75 |
SOME HOWS AND WHYS OF MUSICAL PERFORMANCE | 87 |
STYLE AND TASTE | 99 |
THE SECOND PERIOD | 165 |
THE THIRD PERIOD | 183 |
VERBAL AND MUSICAL IMAGES IN THE SONG | 197 |
THE MUSICAL IMAGE IN THE LEADINGMOTIVE | 220 |
TWO NEW QUESTIONERS | 240 |
A COMMON MUSICAL IDIOM | 254 |
WHAT MAKES GOOD MUSIC GREAT? | 277 |
EPILOGUE OR PREFACE? | 290 |
IMAGE AND STYLE IN BACH | 114 |
CLASSICISM IN HAYDN AND MOZART | 129 |
ROMANTICISM IN BEETHOVEN | 147 |
INDEX | 303 |
Other editions - View all
The Why of Music: Dialogues in an Unexplored Region of Appreciation Donald N. Ferguson Limited preview - 1969 |
The why of Music: Dialogues in an Unexplored Region of Appreciation Donald Nivison Ferguson No preview available - 1969 |
Common terms and phrases
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