A Theory of Musical Semiotics

By Eero Tarasti

"Since Tarasti's] is unquestionably the most fully developed narrative theory in the literature, this book is an important landmark . . . " --Music & Letters

Eero Tarasti advances a semiotic theory of music based on information provided by the history of Western music and by various sign theories. A Theory of Musical Semiotics provides a model for the semiotic analysis of both musical structure and semantics. It introduces English-language readers to musical narratology, which has been largely the province of European researchers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253356490
• ISBN13: 9780253356499
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher