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The musical topic [electronic resource] : hunt, military and pastoral / Raymond Monelle.

By: Monelle, Raymond, 1937-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Musical meaning and interpretation: Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2006Description: xi, 304 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., music ; 25 cm.Subject(s): Music -- History and criticism | Hunting music -- History and criticism | Military music -- History and criticism | Pastoral music (Secular) -- History and criticism | Music -- Themes, motives | Musical analysis | Music -- Philosophy and aestheticsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 781.5/9 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Topic theory. Topic and expression ; The literary source of topic theory ; Signifier and signified in music -- Huntsmen. Signifier : the hunting horn ; Signified : hunts noble and ignoble ; Musical hunts ; The topic established -- Soldiers. The military signifier : 1. The march ; The military signifier : 2. The military trumpet and its players ; The military signified ; The soldier represented -- Shepherds. The pastoral signified : the myth ; The pastoral signifier ; The pastoral in music ; New pastorals ; Epilogue.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-298) and index.

Topic theory. Topic and expression ; The literary source of topic theory ; Signifier and signified in music -- Huntsmen. Signifier : the hunting horn ; Signified : hunts noble and ignoble ; Musical hunts ; The topic established -- Soldiers. The military signifier : 1. The march ; The military signifier : 2. The military trumpet and its players ; The military signified ; The soldier represented -- Shepherds. The pastoral signified : the myth ; The pastoral signifier ; The pastoral in music ; New pastorals ; Epilogue.

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