The Symphonic Works of Leos Janácek

John K. Novak

ISBN 10: 3631670710 / ISBN 13: 9783631670712

Editore: Lang, Peter Gmbh Feb 2016, 2016

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Neuware -This book investigates the spectrum of meaning inherent in six orchestral works by Leö Janá¿ek. It codifies his compositional style, first through a thorough examination of its origins in folk music and speech-melody, then in discussions of the features of its melody and motivic techniques. His harmonic style and multiple organizations of tonality are examined in rich detail. The analysis section consists of the examination of each musical work¿s musical elements, its affective and programmatic associations, as well as four narrative codes through which the listener discovers further meaning in the work: the hermeneutic code (which governs enigmas), the semic code of musical motives, the proairetic (formal) code, and the referential code (which draws on analogous passages from other pieces of music).Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstraße 11, 10178 Berlin 305 pp. Englisch.

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• Titolo: The Symphonic Works of Leos Janácek
• Editore: Lang, Peter Gmbh Feb 2016
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3631670710
• ISBN 13: 9783631670712
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 210 L x 148 A x 17 P (millimetri) 210 millimetri di larghezza per 148 millimetri di altezza per 17 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 403 grammi

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Riassunto

This book investigates the spectrum of meaning inherent in six orchestral works by Leoš Janácek. It codifies his compositional style, first through a thorough examination of its origins in folk music and speech-melody, then in discussions of the features of its melody and motivic techniques. His harmonic style and multiple organizations of tonality are examined in rich detail. The analysis section consists of the examination of each musical work’s musical elements, its affective and programmatic associations, as well as four narrative codes through which the listener discovers further meaning in the work: the hermeneutic code (which governs enigmas), the semic code of musical motives, the proairetic (formal) code, and the referential code (which draws on analogous passages from other pieces of music).

Informazioni sull?autore

John K. Novak is a music theorist and performer whose research concerns Western music in the first quarter of the twentieth century. His principal interest is the Czech composer Leoš Janácek. Novak teaches at Northern Illinois University. His other music interests include Czech song in the state of Texas.