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The Sonic Self: Musical Subjectivity and Signification
Contributor(s): Cumming, Naomi (Author)

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ISBN: 0253337542     ISBN-13: 9780253337542
Publisher: Indiana University Press
OUR PRICE: $41.99  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: January 2001
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Annotation: Using Classical violin music as her principal laboratory, the author examines how a performance incorporates distinctive features of the performer as well as of the work, and how the listener interprets not only the composer's work and the performer's rendition, but also the performer's and the listener's identities. A richly interdisciplinary approach to a common, yet persistently mysterious, part of our lives.

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BISAC Categories:
- Music | Instruction & Study - Theory
Dewey: 780.14
LCCN: 00040917
Age Level: 22-UP
Grade Level: 17-UP
Series: Advances in Semiotics
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (1.59 lbs) 392 pages
Features: Illustrated
Review Citations: Choice 09/01/2001 pg. 128
 
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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.

 
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