The Sounds of Poetry Viewed as Music

Poets, literary critics, and lovers of poetry often speak of the "music of poetry." This book gives substance to the metaphor by building on recent research in linguistics and music theory to propose a theory of the sounds of poetry conceived in musical terms.

A propos de l'auteur

Fred Lerdahl is Fritz Reiner Professor Emeritus of Musical Composition at Columbia University. An acclaimed composer and music theorist, he has written numerous orchestral and chamber pieces, three of which have been finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in music. His books include A Generative Theory of Tonal Music, with linguist Ray Jackendoff (1983); Tonal Pitch Space (2001); and Composition and Cognition: Reflections on Contemporary Music and the Musical Mind (2020).

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Alfred Lerdahl
• Edition: University Presses
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 02.12.2025
• EAN: 9780231221184
• ISBN: 978-0-231-22118-4
• Illustrations: 159 B&W figures
• Thème: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Musique; Music, MUSIC / General, Linguistics, MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Theory of music & musicology, Phonetics, phonology, Theory of music and musicology, Fred Lerdahl