Description

Given that [Tarasti's] represents the most comprehensive narrative theory available in the literature, this book serves as a significant milestone . . . " ―Music & Letters

Eero Tarasti proposes a semiotic theory of music that draws upon insights from the history of Western music as well as various sign theories. A Theory of Musical Semiotics offers a framework for the semiotic examination of both musical structure and semantics. It familiarizes English-speaking audiences with musical narratology, a field predominantly explored by European scholars.