The Musical Topic: Hunt, Military and Pastoral
- Author: Monelle, Raymond
In this persuasive, well-organized study, Monelle (Univ. of Edinburgh, Scotland) makes a significant contribution to understanding hunt, military, and pastoral music. . . . This clearly reasoned,... — More…
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Contents
- Contents
- List of Plates
- Preface
- Note on Titles of Musical Works
- Part One: Topic Theory
- 1. Topic and Expression
- 2. The Literary Source of Topic Theory
- 3. Signifier and Signified in Music
- Part Two: Huntsmen
- 4. Signifier: The Hunting Horn
- 5. Signified: Hunts Noble and Ignoble
- 6. Musical Hunts
- 7. The Topic Established
- Part Three: Soldiers
- 8. The Military Signifier: 1. The March
- 9. The Military Signifier: 2. The Military Trumpet and Its Players
- 10. The Military Signified
- 11. The Soldier Represented
- Part Four: Shepherds
- 12. The Pastoral Signified: The Myth
- 13. The Pastoral Signifier
- 14. The Pastoral in Music
- 15. New Pastorals
- 16. Epilogue
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Bibliography
- Index
