Expressive Intersections in Brahms: Essays in Analysis and Meaning (Musical Meaning And Interpretation Ser.)

By: Heather Platt and Peter H. Smith

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Synopsis: &“This exceptionally fine collection brings together many of the best analysts of Brahms, and nineteenth-century music generally, in the English-speaking world today.&” —Nineteenth-Century Music Review Contributors to this exciting volume examine the intersection of structure and meaning in Brahms&’s music, utilizing a wide range of approaches, from the theories of Schenker to the most recent analytical techniques. They combine various viewpoints with the semiotic-based approaches of Robert Hatten, and address many of the most important genres in which Brahms composed. The essays reveal the expressive power of a work through the comparison of specific passages in one piece to similar works and through other artistic realms such as literature and painting. The result of this intertextual re-framing is a new awareness of the meaningfulness of even Brahms&’s most &“absolute&” works. &“Through its unique combination of historical narrative, expressive content, and technical analytical approaches, the essays in Expressive Intersections in Brahms will have a profound impact on the current scholarly discourse surrounding Brahms analysis.&” —Notes