The Oxford Handbook of Topic Theory (Oxford Handbooks in Music).by Mirka New**

Name: The Oxford Handbook of Topic Theory (Oxford Handbooks in Music).by Mirka New**
Brand: Oxford University Press Inc

Oxford University Press Inc

Explore the fascinating world of musical signs with "The Oxford Handbook of Topic Theory" by Danuta Mirka PhD. This comprehensive hardcover delves into the concept of topics, which are musical signs developed and employed primarily during the long eighteenth century. Discover how these associations, clearly recognizable to the listener, connect to different genres, styles, and types of music making. Grounded in eighteenth-century music theory, aesthetics, and criticism, this handbook reconstructs the field's aesthetic underpinnings. It documents the historical reality of individual topics using eighteenth-century sources and traces the origins of topical mixtures to transformations in musical life. This book lays the foundation for further investigation of topics in music across centuries. Key Features: * Comprehensive exploration of topic theory in music * Grounded in historical music theory, aesthetics, and criticism * Based on eighteenth-century sources * 712 pages of in-depth analysis * Published by Oxford University Press Summary: The Oxford Handbook of Topic Theory, Hardcover, English, 712 pages, by Danuta Mirka PhD, published by Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780190618803.