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Summary
Author Biography
Byron Alm+¬n is Associate Professor of Music Theory at The University of Texas at Austin. He is co-editor of Approaches to Meaning in Music (IUP, 2006).
Table of Contents
A Theory of Musical Narrative | p. 1 |
An Introduction to Narrative Analysis: Chopin's Prelude in G Major, Op. 28, No. 3 | p. 3 |
Perspectives and Critiques | p. 11 |
A Theory of Musical Narrative: Conceptual Considerations | p. 38 |
A Theory of Musical Narrative: Analytical Considerations | p. 55 |
Narrative and Topic | p. 68 |
Archetypal Narratives and Phases | p. 93 |
Romance Narratives and Micznik's Degrees of Narrativity | p. 97 |
Tragic Narratives: An Extended Analysis of Schubert, Piano Sonata in B [flat] Major, D. 960, First Movement | p. 139 |
Ironic Narratives: Subtypes and Phases | p. 162 |
Comic Narratives and Discursive Strategies | p. 187 |
Summary and Conclusion | p. 222 |
Glossary | p. 229 |
Notes | p. 233 |
Bibliography | p. 239 |
Index | p. 245 |
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