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Music and Sentiment
Charles Rosen
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Description for Music and Sentiment
Paperback. How does a work of music stir the senses, creating feelings of joy, sadness, elation, or nostalgia? This title details the array of stylistic devices and techniques used to represent or convey sentiment. It traces the use of radically changing intensities in the Romantic works of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, music examples throughout. BIC Classification: AVC; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
Acclaimed pianist and writer Charles Rosen explores music’s profound ability to convey emotion through sound
How does a work of music stir the senses, creating feelings of joy, sadness, elation, or nostalgia? Though sentiment and emotion play a vital role in the composition, performance, and appreciation of music, rarely have these elements been fully observed. In this succinct and penetrating book, Charles Rosen draws upon more than a half century as a performer and critic to reveal how composers from Bach to Berg have used sound to represent and communicate emotion in mystifyingly beautiful ways.
Through a range of ... Read more
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Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300178036
SKU
V9780300178036
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About Charles Rosen
Charles Rosen is an internationally renowned writer and pianist. His numerous books include Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas, published by Yale University Press.
Reviews for Music and Sentiment
"'What is astonishing, given the rigour of the analysis and the apparent technicality of the approach, is how moving the book is.' (Simon Callow, The Guardian) 'These lectures, bristling with musical examples and detailed analysis, tackle the tricky question of how music expresses emotion.' (Adam Lively, The Sunday Times) 'the number of composers about whom he has illuminating things to ... Read more