The Sonic Self: Musical Subjectivity and Signification
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The Sonic Self: Musical Subjectivity and Signification
The Sonic Self: Musical Subjectivity and Signification

The Sonic Self: Musical Subjectivity and Signification

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Naomi Cumming (Author)  

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"Semioticians began by looking at literature but have gradually applied their techniques to other disciplines, including music. The late Naomi Cumming . . . based this consideration of the sources of musical expression on her experiences as a performer-with interesting, if rarely surprising, results." -Choice Using classical violin music as her principal laboratory, the author examines how a performance incorporates distinctive features not only of the work, but of the performer as well-and how the listener goes about interpreting not only the composer's work and the performer's rendering of the work, but also of the performer's and listener's identities. A richly interdisciplinary approach to a very common, yet persistently mysterious, part of our lives. 1 b&w photos, 18 figures CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning -No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
Naomi Cumming was a fine violinist and music theorist. She published a host of journal articles and lectured internationally on the philosophy, psychology, and semiotics of music; her article on musical semiotics will appear in the Revised New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. She was a Fulbright fellow at Columbia University, a research fellow in music theory at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Melbourne, and recipient of an award from the Society for Music Theory in 1998.
  • Contributor: Naomi Cumming
  • Imprint: Indiana University Press
  • ISBN13: 9780253337542
  • Number of Pages: 392
  • Packaged Dimensions: 155x235mm
  • Packaged Weight: 875
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Indiana University Press
  • Release Date: 2001-01-22
  • Series: Advances in Semiotics
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Naomi Cumming was a fine violinist and music theorist. She published a host of journal articles and lectured internationally on the philosophy, psychology, and semiotics of music; her article on musical semiotics will appear in the Revised New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. She was a Fulbright fellow at Columbia University, a research fellow in music theory at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Melbourne, and recipient of an award from the Society for Music Theory in 1998.

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