Author : Kofi Agawu
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190206403
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Music as Discourse by : Kofi Agawu
Download or read book Music as Discourse written by Kofi Agawu and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-29 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of whether music has meaning has been the subject of sustained debate ever since music became a subject of academic inquiry. This book presents a synthetic and innovative approach to musical meaning which argues deftly for the thinking of music as a discourse in itself.