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.
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.
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Music as Metaphor: The Elements of Expression
210Paperback(Minnesota Archive Editions)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780816660377 |
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Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press |
Publication date: | 09/06/1960 |
Series: | Minnesota Archive Editions |
Edition description: | Minnesota Archive Editions |
Pages: | 210 |
Product dimensions: | 5.70(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d) |