Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-403) and index.
Contents:
7. Relevance of history and style. Conditions for language-type meaning; Theories of Cooke and Meyer; Types of meaning; Natural versus non-natural meaning; Examples of meaning D in music -- 2. Music and pictures: Necessary conditions for pictorial depiction; Argument against musical representation -- 3. Music and symbols: Langer's theory: presentatioinal symbols; Pratt's theory of musical expression; Goodman's theory: exemplification symbols; Metaphor 4. Feelings of the composer and the listener: Expression theory; Arousal theory -- 5. Expression of emotion in music: Emotions expressed in music are sui generis; Hanslick: emotions are not expressed in music; Emotion charcteristics in appearances; Expression of emotion in music; Musical expressiveness and the value of music -- 6. Response to music's expressiveness: Problematic cases; Cognitivism; Replies to cognitivism; Why would we listen to music if it makes us feel sad? -- 7. Musical understanding: Sound of music and the noise it makes; How music is like a person; Relevance of history and style.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.