Edlund, Bengt, author. text eng "This book gives a critical account of various methods used in music analysis. In the first chapter, a number of current approaches such as semiotics, musical implications, Schenkerian analysis, and generative theory are demonstrated on Mozart's K. 331 theme. Five essays deal with important concepts in music analysis: ambiguity, formal proportions, and similarity within and between works. A further chapter provides a discussion of probability, kinship, and influence - decisive criteria when judging musical plagiarism. The last essay, studying a piece by Schubert, sifts the prospects of deciphering a composer's sexual leanings from his music"-- Includes bibliographical references. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. Musical analysis. Analytical variations - eight critical essays on applied music theory https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2019044190 URN:ISBN:9783631797976 URN:ISBN:9783631797983 URN:ISBN:9783631797990 URN:ISBN: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International