Music as Discourse
Author | : Victor Kofi Agawu |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190206406 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190206403 |
Rating | : 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Download or read book Music as Discourse written by Victor Kofi Agawu and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of whether music has meaning has been the subject of sustained debate ever since music became a subject of academic inquiry. This book presents a synthetic and innovative approach to musical meaning which argues deftly for the thinking of music as a discourse in itself.