Download or read book Performative Analysis written by Jeffrey Swinkin and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2016 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A theory of musical interpretation. Analysis in the musical work ; Two interpretive roles -- Analytical essays. Schenkerian analysis as metaphor : Chopin, Nocturne in C minor, op. 48, no. 1 ; An analytical dialogue : Beethoven, String quartet in C minor, op. 18, no. 4, First movement ; Musical structure(s) as subtext : resisting Schumann's "Ring