Form, Program, and Metaphor in the Music of Berlioz

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Rodgers is an Assistant Professor of Music Theory at the University of Oregon. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 2005. His research focuses on the music of Hector Berlioz but also covers such topics as film music! the intersection of music theory and literary theory! and the music of Fanny Hensel. Klappentext This book examines how Berlioz used musical forms to represent a narrative, and to depict emotions such as madness or love. Zusammenfassung Berlioz was a pioneer in the genre of 'program music' - music that draws its inspiration from the world of literature! theatre! and other arts. This book explores how Berlioz's music is related to the stories it conveys! demonstrating how he manipulated musical forms to depict emotions such as madness or love. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Preliminary examples and recent theories; 3. Form as metaphor; 4. Mixing genres, mixing forms: sonata and song in Le Carnaval romain; 5. The vague des passions, monomania, and the first movement of the Symphonie fantastique; 6. Love's emergence and fulfillment: the Scène d'amour from Roméo et Juliette; 7. Epilogue.

Autorentext
Stephen Rodgers is Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Musicianship in the School of Music and Dance, University of Oregon.

Klappentext
This book examines how Berlioz used musical forms to represent a narrative, and to depict emotions such as madness or love.

Zusammenfassung
Berlioz was a pioneer in the genre of 'program music' - music that draws its inspiration from the world of literature, theatre, and other arts. This book explores how Berlioz's music is related to the stories it conveys, demonstrating how he manipulated musical forms to depict emotions such as madness or love.

Inhalt
1. Introduction; 2. Preliminary examples and recent theories; 3. Form as metaphor; 4. Mixing genres, mixing forms: sonata and song in Le Carnaval romain; 5. The vague des passions, monomania, and the first movement of the Symphonie fantastique; 6. Love's emergence and fulfillment: the Scène d'amour from Roméo et Juliette; 7. Epilogue.

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