Varieties of Musical Irony: From Mozart to Mahler (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781316506516)

Irony, one of the most basic, pervasive, and variegated of rhetorical tropes, is as fundamental to musical thought as it is to poetry, prose, and spoken language. In this wide-ranging study of musical irony, Michael Cherlin draws upon the rich history of irony as developed by rhetoricians, philosophers, literary scholars, poets, and novelists. With occasional reflections on film music and other contemporary works, the principal focus of the book is classical music, both instrumental and vocal, ranging from Mozart to Mahler. The result is a surprising array of approaches toward the making and interpretation of irony in music. Including nearly ninety musical examples, the book is clearly structured and engagingly written. This interdisciplinary volume will appeal to those interested in the relationship between music and literature as well as to scholars of musical composition, technique, and style.

Author: Michael Cherlin
ISBN-10: 1316506517
ISBN-13: 9781316506516
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/19/2019
Pages: 284
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.37lbs
Size: 10.88h x 8.00w x 0.60d